As Medicare payments become increasingly inadequate to sustain independent physician practices, many are being forced to reduce their staff or the range of services they provide, turn away Medicare patients or exit the profession entirely.

The specialty of rheumatology is facing a growing crisis, with rising costs and increasing administrative burdens. Dwindling Medicare payments to physicians continue to undermine patient access to care and increase costs for everyone.

As Congress prepares to return from the August recess, there’s a crucial health care issue flying under the radar that needs to be addressed: how Medicare pays physicians.

North Carolina universities and lawmakers, along with the North Carolina Medical Society, are working to address the physician shortage that threatens access to care in rural communities.

Louisiana's families deserve a health care system that puts their needs first, not the preferences of Washington bureaucrats. Policymakers must remove barriers to the Medicare physician payment system and embrace market-based solutions.

With nearly one in five Kentuckians now over 65, chronic diseases are surging—and a dire shortage of health care workers is fueling the crisis. We desperately need more doctors, but independent practices are drowning.

Massachusetts has one of the best health care systems in the country, but a devastating trend is threatening the foundation of America's health care system — and it could spark a mass exodus of independent physicians from Massachusetts.

With a nationwide doctor shortage, rising costs and dwindling Medicare payments to physician practices in rural areas, it’s becoming more and more difficult for Idaho physicians to care for all patients who walk through their doors.

Whenever Washington makes a big decision about the future of our nation’s health care system, patients should always be at the forefront. This means finding ways to make it easier for Americans—whether in rural South Dakota or downtown Los Angeles—to access care close to home.