MGMA urges the Administration to consider deregulatory options (May 12, 2025)

May 12, 2025

Russell T. Vought
Director
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20503

Re: Request for Information: Deregulation (FR. Doc. 2025-06316)

Dear Director Vought:

On behalf of our member medical group practices, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) would like to thank the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for issuing this request for information (RFI) seeking comment on regulations that are unnecessary, unlawful, burdensome, or unsound. We appreciate President Trump’s focus on removing excess and detrimental regulations that undermine medical groups’ ability to operate effectively; we write this letter to highlight the alarming state of regulatory burden facing medical groups and examine policies to relieve these hurdles for the betterment of medical groups and their patients.

With a membership of more than 60,000 medical practice administrators, executives, and leaders, MGMA represents more than 15,000 medical group practices ranging from small private medical practices to large national health systems representing more than 350,000 physicians. MGMA’s diverse membership uniquely situates us to offer the following policy recommendations.

Government overregulation, coupled with yearly cuts to Medicare reimbursement, undermines the ability of medical groups to remain financially viable. There is ample evidence that heaping regulatory requirements onto physician practices leads to significant negative impacts such as practice closures, increased consolidation, staffing challenges, and more. We appreciate OMB soliciting input on deregulatory efforts and look forward to collaborating with the administration on instituting the following recommendations to support a well-functioning modern healthcare system.

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