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On July 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the calendar year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. If finalized without Congressional action, this rule would implement a 4.42% cut to the MPFS conversion factor for next year. On top of that, an additional 4.0 cut is looming due to a statutorily-required budgetary mechanism that would apply a sequester to Medicare payments. This could be implemented as early as this December.

Were you unable to attend the Annual Meeting in Las Vegas? You haven’t missed out! Join us for the 2022 Online Experience, featuring self-paced videos containing all educational content from this year's General Session.

Nathalie Johnson, MD, of Oregon began her term as the Society’s 25th President on April 8, 2022.The official transition of leadership from Dr. Julie Margenthaler to Dr. Johnson took place at the Society’s business meeting held in conjunction with the Society’s 23rd Annual Meeting.

When we began planning our annual meeting last summer, we were optimistic on where our country would be as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with the recent surge in cases due to the Omicron variant, it is apparent that the pandemic will continue to impact how we convene as a Society. We are writing to share some of our leadership’s plans for the Society’s upcoming annual meeting, which is being held at Wynn Las Vegas, from April 6-10.