Contact CMS to Oppose Further Cuts to RUC-Recommended Work RVUs

Colleagues,

We need your help!!

The proposed rule for CMS payment 2023 contains drastic cuts in reimbursement for ablation services, making the total reduction 2022 and 2023 >35% for these services. This occurred despite ACC and HRS opposition but is not yet final. Below is some information from ACC.

I ask you two things:

1. Contact CMS to oppose these cuts via this link. Urgent: Contact CMS to Oppose Further Cuts to RUC-Recommended Work RVUs

2. Consider joining us at the ACC’s Legislative Conference in Washington, DC October 16-18. To register, Click here

Let’s use our grassroots efforts to reverse this. You may not be directly affected now, but it will be another subspecialty tomorrow.

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Beth Denny
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