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170 groups send letter on proposed changes to physician payment rule

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CHICAGO — The American Medical Association and about 170 medical groups sent the following letter to Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the administration’s proposals included in the 2019 Medicare physician payment rule.

The full text of the letter is below:

Dear Administrator Verma:

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