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“I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a letter submitted by the members of the House GOP Doctors Caucus. Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, August 6, 2022. Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi: We write to express our strong opposition to the government drug price control policies in your reconciliation package. As medical providers and Members of Congress, we are deeply concerned with the harm these provisions will cause to patients across the country. The GOP Doctors Caucus has continuously worked to ensure that physician practices can stay open to continue treating patients. We have heard directly from providers that the cuts proposed in this bill will jeopardize patient access to care. According to Avalere, changes to the Medicare Part B physician-administered drug reimbursement would lead to an average cut of 39.8 percent for health care providers. The confluence of these cuts, including the 0 percent payment update, the reduction of the 4.5 percent Medicare conversion factor, and the adoption of several changes to the Evaluation and Management (E/M) Current Procedural Terminology codes, threatens the sustainability of medical practices and will lead to physicians closing their doors.…”