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"As you may know, Congress may prevent a scheduled July 1 Medicare payment reduction to physicians. This could cost about $8.4 billion over five years. A number of proposals to pay for this so-called "physician payment fix" include:
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- Cuts to indirect medical education (IME) from the MA rates;
- Reductions to MA funding for PFFS;
- Phase-out PFFS in all but rural counties.
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- Medicare Advantage programs provide important coverage options to seniors in your state who otherwise would have limited alternatives.
- Medicare Advantage coverage saves the average senior over $1,000 per year in out-of-pocket medical costs. Seniors in poor health save thousands more.
- MA plans would be unable to contract with many large urban hospitals without the IME payments in their rates. This could lead to access to care issues for members.
- The PFFS product should be retained as an option."
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