{"id":42236,"date":"2023-01-15T18:47:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T18:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/big-provisions-in-1-7-trillion-omnibus-what-doctors-should-know\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T18:47:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T18:47:05","slug":"big-provisions-in-1-7-trillion-omnibus-what-doctors-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/big-provisions-in-1-7-trillion-omnibus-what-doctors-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Big provisions in $1.7 trillion omnibus: What doctors should know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In enacting the 4,000-plus page, end-of-the-year spending package, Washington politicians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/practice-management\/medicare-medicaid\/medicare-physician-pay-cuts-underscore-need-fix-broken-system\">failed to stop the entirety of scheduled Medicare pay cuts<\/a>, which will come at a financially precarious time for physician practices left reeling in the COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s third year.<\/p>\n<promo-embed>\n<\/promo-embed>\n<p>Because of that, physicians will face a 2% cut in Medicare payment in 2023, and 2024 will bring at least a 1.25% cut. Nevertheless, the $1.7 trillion bill signed by President Joe Biden does include a number of important AMA-supported provisions that physicians should know about.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, the omnibus bill extends:<\/p>\n<p>The new law also adds:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An exception to the Stark law to allow hospitals and other entities to provide evidence-based programs to boost physician resiliency and mental health and prevent suicide among physicians.<\/li>\n<li>A permanent option for states to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/delivering-care\/population-care\/ama-advocacy-improve-maternal-health\">Medicaid coverage for 12 months postpartum<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>200 more graduate medical education positions, 100 of which will be in psychiatry or psychiatric subspecialties\u2014a small, but essential step to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/practice-management\/sustainability\/doctor-shortages-are-here-and-they-ll-get-worse-if-we-don-t-act\">address physician shortages<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A requirement for Medicare Part B coverage of compression garments to treat lymphedema.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<promo-embed>\n<div data-embed-button=\"news_article\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:block_content.full\" data-entity-type=\"block_content\" data-entity-uuid=\"fb494cc7-d0a7-4149-90af-4c4fadf82b4d\" data-langcode=\"en\" class=\"embedded-entity ama__article-stub--inline\" eid=\"article_stub_as_inline-25021\" data-ga-site_events=\"article_stub_click\">\n<h4 class=\"ama__article-stub--inline__label\">Related Coverage<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/practice-management\/medicare-medicaid\/medicare-physician-pay-cuts-underscore-need-fix-broken-system\" class=\"ama__article-stub--inline__link ama__link--blue\" data-ga=\"true\" data-ga-link_text=\"checkElement\" data-ga-link_url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/practice-management\/medicare-medicaid\/medicare-physician-pay-cuts-underscore-need-fix-broken-system\">Medicare physician pay cuts underscore need to fix broken system<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/promo-embed>\n<p>The spending package also incorporates central provisions of the:<\/p>\n<p>The failure to stop all of the Medicare physician payment cuts represents a deliberate decision by Congress to move away from the precedent set in 2021 of providing relief from budget-neutrality cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, Congress has an increased responsibility to make important reforms to the Medicare physician payment system to ensure regular updates that reflect increases in the cost of providing care, like those included in payment systems for all other Medicare providers.<\/p>\n<promo-embed>\n<div data-embed-button=\"news_article\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:block_content.full\" data-entity-type=\"block_content\" data-entity-uuid=\"5f2e361c-64e3-47b6-8147-6447befc8d52\" data-langcode=\"en\" class=\"embedded-entity ama__article-stub--inline\" eid=\"article_stub_as_inline-25026\" data-ga-site_events=\"article_stub_click\">\n<h4 class=\"ama__article-stub--inline__label\">Related Coverage<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/practice-management\/digital\/many-state-medical-boards-looking-update-telemedicine-policy\" class=\"ama__article-stub--inline__link ama__link--blue\" data-ga=\"true\" data-ga-link_text=\"checkElement\" data-ga-link_url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/practice-management\/digital\/many-state-medical-boards-looking-update-telemedicine-policy\">Many state medical boards looking to update telemedicine policy<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/promo-embed>\n<p>This year, the AMA will continue challenging Congress to work on systemic reforms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/amaone\/ama-recovery-plan-america-s-physicians-reforming-medicare-payment\">make Medicare work better for you and your patients<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Jan. 17 webinar featuring top experts will detail the AMA\u2019s 2023 advocacy agenda. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/about\/events\/ama-advocacy-insights-webinar-series-2023-ama-advocacy-agenda\">Learn more and register now<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/health-care-advocacy\/federal-advocacy\/ama-advocacy-action\">AMA Advocacy in Action<\/a> to find out what\u2019s at stake in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/practice-management\/medicare-medicaid\/advocacy-action-leading-charge-reform-medicare-pay\">reforming Medicare payment<\/a> and other advocacy priorities the AMA is actively working on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiemh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFtYS1hc3NuLm9yZy9wcmFjdGljZS1tYW5hZ2VtZW50L21lZGljYXJlLW1lZGljYWlkL2JpZy1wcm92aXNpb25zLTE3LXRyaWxsaW9uLW9tbmlidXMtd2hhdC1kb2N0b3JzLXNob3VsZC1rbm930gEA?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In enacting the 4,000-plus page, end-of-the-year spending package, Washington politicians failed to stop the entirety of scheduled Medicare pay cuts, which will come at a financially precarious time for physician practices left reeling in the COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s third year. 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