CAP Urges Senate to Support of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

WASHINGTON –College of American Pathologists (CAP) President Emily E. Volk, MD, FCAP, released the following statement urging the Senate to quickly pass the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act:

“The College of American Pathologists applauds the House of Representatives for passing the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act. This legislation will mitigate the impact of various payment cuts affecting pathologists and the services they provide to American seniors beginning next year. Our chief concern is that if the Medicare cuts go through in 2022, access to health care services will decrease disproportionally and will grossly affect the physicians caring for our most vulnerable patients. The effect of these cuts will further exacerbate health care disparities that exist in rural and urban areas. This important piece of legislation provides much-needed relief for pathologists and enables them to diagnose the omicron COVID variant and other variants, and ensure critical laboratory quality, especially in the ongoing pandemic. As this bill moves to the Senate for further consideration, the CAP urges senators to act swiftly to protect access to pathology services back in their states.”