<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img width="540" height="163" id="m_8986607585050222426m_-3679150245686537843m_2711390995691414644m_-7835614069456891615gmail-m_-8812551497387718317gmail-m_-680625089083050367m_-4761171347054414624m_3707413379897925782Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:184e3d527574ce8e91" style="font-size:9.5pt;text-align:center;width:5.625in;height:1.6979in"></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="margin-left:15.0pt;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt" id="m_8986607585050222426m_-3679150245686537843m_2711390995691414644m_-7835614069456891615gmail-m_-8812551497387718317gmail-m_-680625089083050367m_-4761171347054414624m_3707413379897925782content"><div style="border-top:solid #7f7f7f 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #7f7f7f 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:4.0pt 0in 4.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7f7f7f">Dec. 5, 2022</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="650" valign="top" style="width:487.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div align="center"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start"><font color="#ff0000"><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Act now! Urge Congress to stop the Medicare payment cuts</b><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">CMA </span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:784px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="670" style="width:502.5pt"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:630px;padding:0in 15pt 3.75pt"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:784px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="670" style="width:502.5pt"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:630px;padding:0in 15pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:630px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Unless Congress acts by the end of the year, physicians are facing more than 8.42% in Medicare payment cuts in 2023 due to a confluence of statutory and budget neutrality payment cuts. </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:630px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Representatives Ami Bera, M.D., (D-CA) and Larry Bucshon, M.D., (R-IN) introduced <b>H.R. 8800</b>, the "Supporting Medicare Providers Act," to help address the flawed payment system and stop 4.42% of the cuts related to budget neutrality adjustments in the Medicare Fee Schedule.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:630px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The California Medical Association (CMA) is asking all physicians to <b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?http:**Awww.votervoice.net*CMADocs*campaigns*98562*respond==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402*CommsGR-22-Medicare__;Ly8vLy8vLw!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!OKRHCdmiZeomN7CuQ58zhiifO_rAQVBpgoVEL3L31O6FPBmsHUURP_ic5Kzs-esuC3r3BiD36R7chHj6xpXaAB0v$" title="https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?http://www.votervoice.net/CMADocs/campaigns/98562/respond==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402/CommsGR-22-Medicare" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)" target="_blank">urge their Senators and Representatives</a></b> to protect the nation’s Medicare patients by stopping the cuts. </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:630px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Additionally, please <b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https:**Acmadocs.gv-one.com**AgId=3273*26rId=11246==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402*CommsGR-22-Medicare__;Ly8vPyUv!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!OKRHCdmiZeomN7CuQ58zhiifO_rAQVBpgoVEL3L31O6FPBmsHUURP_ic5Kzs-esuC3r3BiD36R7chHj6xjmXn62G$" title="https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https://cmadocs.gv-one.com/?gId=3273%26rId=11246==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402/CommsGR-22-Medicare" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)" target="_blank">click here</a></b> to record a short video about how these cuts would hurt your patients and community! </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:630px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For more information on what these cuts would result in, please read our full article here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https:**Awww.cmadocs.org*newsroom*news*view*ArticleId*49945*Urge-Congress-to-stop-the-Medicare-payment-cuts==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402*CommsGR-22-Medicare__;Ly8vLy8vLy8v!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!OKRHCdmiZeomN7CuQ58zhiifO_rAQVBpgoVEL3L31O6FPBmsHUURP_ic5Kzs-esuC3r3BiD36R7chHj6xgMeGLAd$" title="https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https://www.cmadocs.org/newsroom/news/view/ArticleId/49945/Urge-Congress-to-stop-the-Medicare-payment-cuts==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402/CommsGR-22-Medicare" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)" target="_blank">Urge Congress to stop the Medicare payment cuts</a>. Additionally, more information is available here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https:**Awww.nationaljournal.com*s*719676*doctors-plead-with-congress-to-prevent-medicare-pay-cuts*==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402*CommsGR-22-Medicare__;Ly8vLy8vLw!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!OKRHCdmiZeomN7CuQ58zhiifO_rAQVBpgoVEL3L31O6FPBmsHUURP_ic5Kzs-esuC3r3BiD36R7chHj6xjM6i_E7$" title="https://my.cmadocs.org/cvweb/lt/?https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/719676/doctors-plead-with-congress-to-prevent-medicare-pay-cuts/==3329D80E-921F-4948-8AB3-00AB40BFE402/CommsGR-22-Medicare" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)" target="_blank">Doctors plead with Congress to prevent Medicare pay cuts</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><br></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brian Potts</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> MD, MBA</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>Managing Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#d9d9d9"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Contact us at: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:calaaem.news.service1@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">calaaem.news.service1@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br><br>For more articles, visit our </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aaem.org/get-involved/chapter-divisions/calaaem/news-service__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!OKRHCdmiZeomN7CuQ58zhiifO_rAQVBpgoVEL3L31O6FPBmsHUURP_ic5Kzs-esuC3r3BiD36R7chHj6xiNqlhvT$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">archives</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">. <br><br></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:somcaaem@uci.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">To</span></a><a href="https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/calaaem" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070c0;text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">unsubscribe</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> from this list, visit our mail server.<br><br>Copyright (C) 2022. The California Chapter of the American A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