ASA President Expresses Disappointment with Absence of 'Doc Fix' in Funding Package
ASA President Donald E. Arnold, M.D., FACHE, FASA, issued a statement regarding the recent release of a federal government funding package that fails to include critically needed Medicare physician payment relief, also known as a “Doc Fix.” Despite strong lobbying by the American Medical Association and other medical organizations, including the ASA, Congress failed to provide needed relief for physician. “On behalf of the nation’s anesthesiologists, I am extremely disappointed in the lack of a “Doc Fix” in the funding package released over the weekend. Every day our highly skilled anesthesiologists, whether involved in anesthesia, critical care or pain medicine services, provide safe, high-quality care to tens of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries. Yet, right now, these physicians are again the subject of a punitive payment cut,” stated Dr. Arnold. Read the entire statement here.
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