The Alliance joined nearly 100 medical societies and clinical associations in co-signing a letter to Congress strongly urge Congressional action to prevent the 4.5% reduction to Medicare payment rates from being implemented on January 1, 2023. The letter emphasized: "Since the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is the only payment system within Medicare lacking an annual inflationary update, clinicians, many of whom are small business owners, contend with a wide range of shifting economic factors — such as staff salaries, building rent, and purchase of essential technology — when determining their ability to provide care to Medicare beneficiaries. We cannot overstate the importance of Congress stopping the entirety of the upcoming 4.5% reduction. Anything less will result in an across-the-board cut that will further exacerbate the significant financial hardship clinicians are already facing and undermine Medicare’s ability to deliver on its promises to seniors and future generations."

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