• Provide short-term relief and long-term 
stability for Medicare. Unlike most medical 
specialties, emergency physicians have no way to 
limit exposure to Medicare cuts. When Medicare 
pays less, emergency departments lose capacity. 
Patients wait longer, rural EDs close, and the 
workforce pipeline shrinks, despite the aging 
population driving more Medicare beneficiaries 
to the ED every year. Advocates asked legislators 
to prevent the expiration of temporary relief to 
avoid a minimum 2.5% cut in 2027; support H.R. 
6160 to establish permanent inflationary updates 
for physician payments based on the Medicare 
Economic Index; support H.R. 8163 to modernize 
budget neutrality thresholds; and reform MACRA 
to reduce administrative burdens and facilitate 
the transition to value-based care.
Hill days are an important way to show up in 
numbers to amplify the need for actions on critical 
issues impacting emergency medicine and your 
patients. Next year’s LAC will be held May 10-12, 
2027.  If you would rather stay local, PACEP’s 
2026 Hill Day is being planned for October 
2026 in Harrisburg (we’re waiting for the Senate 
fall schedule to be released to select a date). Join 
us to participate in meaningful conversations 
with your own legislators to impact healthcare in 
Pennsylvania.
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Hill days are an important way to 
show up in numbers to amplify the 
need for actions on critical issues...
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