Letter Examples for CMS Proposed Rule Advocacy

Agencies in Western Massachusetts have stepped up with several letter templates for their physicians to send in to CMS and Administrator Donald Berwick regarding the Proposed Rule on case mix and Physician face-to-face visits.

Please see the letters below and feel free to edit and send as you see appropriate:

• Letter asking physicians to submit comment (Dr. Landers’ comments referenced in this letter can be made available upon request).

• Letter template to Administrator Berwick

As a reminder, comments are due by September 14 to CMS and can be sent:

1. a. By Mail: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-1510-P, P.O. Box 1850, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
2. b. Or electronically by clicking here, then clicking “submit comment.”

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