The MMS works with the Massachusetts congressional delegation, national medical associations, and federal regulators to produce results for patients and physicians in Massachusetts and across the country.
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Letter to Congress Urging Extension of Moratorium on Medicare Sequester Cuts
February 12, 2021
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader McCarthy:
The American Medical Association and undersigned national specialty and state medical societies represent the vast majority of physicians practicing in the United States, many of whom continue to provide...
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Letter to Acting HHS Secretary on Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Buprenorphine
January 27, 2021
Norris Cochran Acting Secretary Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20201
Dear Acting Secretary Cochran:
On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of physicians and the patients to whom they provide care...
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Letter to Department of Veterans Affairs on Scope of Practice Interim Final Rule
January 7, 2021
Robert Wilkie Secretary Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Room 1068 Washington, DC 20420
Re: RIN 2900–AQ94—Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care
Dear Secretary Wilkie,
The undersigned physician organizations representing national...
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Letter to Key Congressional Committee Leadership on No Surprises Act
December 18, 2020
(This letter was also sent to the Massachusetts Congressional delegation)
Dear Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, Chairman Scott, Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Brady, Ranking Member Walden, Ranking Member Foxx, and Ranking Member Murray:
On behalf of the 25,000 physician, resident,...
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Letter to Massachusetts Congressional Delegation on COVID-19 Relief, Medicare Payment Cuts and Out of Network Billing
December 8, 2020
Members of the congressional delegations of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania:
As 2020 comes to a close and Congress works to finalize a spending package, we are writing to urge you to take action to help preserve the ability of physicians to continue to...
