MEDICARE: Memorializes the United States Congress to preserve patient access to physician care by reforming the Medicare physician payment system

This Louisiana concurrent resolution asks the U.S. Congress to reform the Medicare system to ensure patients can continue seeing doctors. The bill specifically requests that physician fees receive an annual increase based on inflation, noting that current payments have not kept up with rising costs. It highlights concerns that these payment issues could force doctors to stop treating Medicare patients or close their practices, particularly affecting small and rural clinics. Ultimately, the document serves as a formal request for federal action rather than a law that changes state policy directly.