March 27, 2020: MGMA calls on HHS to immediately begin financial support of medical groups

March 27, 2020 

The Honorable Alex Azar
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

The Honorable Seema Verma
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

Subject: Economic Stimulus Bill

Dear Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma,

On behalf of our member medical group practices, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) urges you to immediately establish a mechanism to disburse direct payments to medical groups who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) provides ample authority and flexibility for the Secretary to make such payments to practices enrolled as  Medicare and Medicaid suppliers.
 

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