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Medicare physician payment cuts are creating an unsustainable environment for physician practices and threaten patients’ access to care, but members of Congress are aware of this and several House members who have shown leadership on the issue are confident that the 3.37% pay cut that took effect Jan. 1, will be mitigated—if not totally, at least in part. “The good news is we've… Read more »

Indiana Republican Congressman Dr. Larry Bucshon has been distributing valentines to veterans all across Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. The valentines were made at preschool and elementary schools by children in southern and west central Indiana as part of the Valentines for Vets program. “I was honored to help distribute these valentines to Hoosier veterans living in Indiana’s… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon released a video Wednesday after collecting thousands of valentines from preschool and elementary schools throughout Indiana's 8th Congressional District. Bucshon spent Valentine's Day passing the valentines out to veterans in southern and west central Indiana as part of the Valentines for Vets program. "At the beginning of this year, my office collected… Read more »

A media release says U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. released a video after collecting thousands of valentines from numerous preschool and elementary schools throughout Indiana’s 8th Congressional District and distributing them to veterans in Southern and West Central Indiana as part of the Valentines for Vets program. Rep. Bucshon released the following statement: “At the… Read more »

It's "appalling" that Congress has yet to reduce or repeal the reimbursement cuts in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, said here Tuesday at the American Medical Association (AMA) Advocacy Conference. "It's like $1.2 billion to fix this for a year," said Bucshon (R-Ind.) during a question-and-answer session. "I mean, it's a rounding error. I'm honestly appalled… Read more »

Rep. Larry Bucshon on Tuesday told doctors upset about Medicare reimbursement cuts that began in January that there’s a good chance at least part of those cuts could be addressed in a spending package Congress is supposed to pass next month.  “Do I think we’ll get the full 3.4 percent?” the Indiana Republican said, referring to the level of cuts that doctors have dealt with… Read more »

Congress will likely mitigate pay cuts under the 2024 physician fee schedule by early March, but a long-term doc fix will probably take a few more years, Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) said during the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference on Tuesday (Feb. 13). The continuing resolution Congress settled on in January didn’t address the Medicare pay cuts -- much to… Read more »

Physicians are already working under a Medicare pay cut that kicked in Jan. 1, and there doesn’t seem to be a clear path yet to fixing the issue in Congress. Doctors' groups and lawmakers are concerned the Medicare-compensation problems will exacerbate issues for an already stressed workforce and impact beneficiaries’ access to services. Some of those issues include hiring freezes,… Read more »

Bipartisan legislation sponsored on March 10 by U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) would help minimize the nation’s immigration work visa backlog by preserving expiring employment-based visas and making them available for issuance during fiscal year 2024. Rep. Bucshon said he was proud to support a bill to help ensure that visas allocated under existing federal immigration law can be… Read more »

The Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives who represent Indiana are asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its recent power plant rule due to its expected impact on Hoosiers. The Indiana Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind. District 6, U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind. District 8, U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind. District 9,… Read more »