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Washington, D.C. - Today, the House GOP Doctors Caucus led a letter to House leadership urging their support for addressing impending Medicare payment cuts to health care providers in end-of-year legislation. The letter, signed by 83 Republican House Members, stresses the need for short and long-term solutions.

The members write, “Health care providers are facing unprecedented burnout and turnover emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, a major concern of the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. We are concerned that severe, impending reductions to Medicare payments will result in hiring freezes, elimination of services provided to seniors, and decreased patient access to health care services, especially following a year of record high inflation.”

The letter continues: “We appreciate the work Congress has historically done to alleviate cuts for providers and recognize that Congress must again act before the end of the year to address looming cuts."

Statement from the co-chairs:

“Health care providers, particularly those serving rural and underserved communities, are often heavily reliant on Medicare payments to keep their lights on and doors open. Congress must act. We are committed to responsibly addressing these payment cuts before the end of the year and look forward to working on a long-term solution in the next Congress.”

Read the full letter HERE.

The Members who signed the letter are: Reps. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Michael Burgess (TX-26), Andy Harris (MD-01), Greg Murphy (NC-03), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Neal Dunn (FL-02), Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-02), Mike Simpson (ID-02), Brian Babin (TX-36), Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Larry Bucshon (IN-08), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), John Joyce (PA-13), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Mark Green (TN-07), Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), Ron Estes (KS-04), Mike Bost (IL-12), Bill Johnson (OH-06), John Rose (TN-06), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Greg Pence (IN-06), Fred Upton (MI-06), Sam Graves (MO-06), Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), John Carter (TX-31), Glenn Thompson (PA-15), Julia Letlow (LA-05), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Michelle Steel (CA-48), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Dan Meuser (PA-09), Richard Hudson (NC-08), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Mark Amodei (NV-02), Kat Cammack (FL-03), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Jay Obernolte (CA-08), Mayra Flores (TX-34), Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Bob Latta (OH-05), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL), Dave Kustoff (TN-08), Rick Allen (GA-12), Mary Miller (IL-15), Austin Scott (GA-08), Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Jake LaTurner (KS-02), Michael Guest (MS-03), Pat Fallon (TX-04), David Valadao (CA-21), John Rutherford (FL-04), Tim Walberg (MI-07), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Rick Crawford (AR-01), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon (PR-AL), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Tim Burchett (TN-02), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), David McKinley (WV-01), Bill Posey (FL-08), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Mike Carey (OH-15), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Doug Lamborn (CO-05).

More than 160 national and state medical and health care organizations support Congressional action to halt Medicare Payment Cuts, including:

The American Medical Association, The American Medical Group Association, The American College of Surgeons, The American College of Emergency Physicians, and The American Health Care Association.

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