Congress Provides Partial Medicare Payment Relief, ACC Calls For Full Reform – American College of Cardiology
Congress passed on March 8 appropriations legislation to avert a partial government shutdown, providing partial relief to the 3.37% Medicare cut currently in effect, but the ACC has voiced disappointment that a f ull fix was not provided. This partial fix came after several months of advocacy work, from ACC Advocacy staff and leadership meeting with key officials to thousands of members writing to their lawmakers on the issue. Just last month, nearly 600 ACC members took action through the College’s