On this week’s audio update, ASCA Regulatory Policy & Research Manager Alex Taira talks about the financial impact that rulemaking at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has on physicians who care for Medicare patients, including those who treat patients in ASCs. Faced with another reduction in the reimbursement rates Medicare pays—after almost five years of reductions—physicians have turned to Congress for some relief. Alex summarizes new legislation that would reverse the Medicare proposal and fund a small, inflationary adjustment. The legislation, which will likely be considered when Congress returns from campaigning, has garnered widespread support from both patients and provider advocates, including ASCA.