AMA strongly supports the reintroduced "Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act” that would stop the 2.83% cut in Medicare payments to physician practices while providing a 2% payment update, aiming to stabilize physician practices and protect patients’ access to care.
Another year, another cut to the Medicare payments needed to keep physicians and their practices going. Congress must turn toward long-term reform.
Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services slashed government reimbursements to physicians for the fifth year in a row, placing a severe financial burden on seniors and their doctors that will take effect in January – unless Congress intervenes first.
Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., reintroduced a new bipartisan bill to support physicians and protect Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care.
As the new administration discusses ways to make health care more cost-efficient and streamlined, they should prioritize preventative care to keep older Americans healthier and reduce downstream costs.
Several physician groups have voiced their support for a bill, introduced Jan. 31, that aims to cancel the 2.83% Medicare physician pay cut and provide a 2% pay increase to stabilize practices and protect patient access to care.
This slideshow presents the statements of support from medical organizations and co-sponsoring legislators of the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act.
From Washington to Florida, ob-gyn and physician executive health care leader Nariman Heshmati, MD, sees the financial strains to stay in the back.
With today's medical advancements and technologies, innovation in the surgical field is creating possibilities for patients that did not exist a few years ago.
Cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement have taken effect, as proposed legislation intended to eliminate those cuts did not pass.
Lawmakers don't have to act on the recommendations. But the calls from MedPAC could add pressure in a growing campaign to get Congress to change the way Medicare pays physicians.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted to recommend linking next year’s physician payment update to the growth in the cost of providing care, exhibiting a keen grasp of what is needed to help ensure patients will have continued access to care.
We’re dedicated to raising awareness of Medicare physician payment system problems so that we can work towards solutions that protect physician practices and patients’ access to care. It’s vital that patients and physicians use their voices to advocate for change.
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