The physician shortage will worsen – unless Congress acts now
Congress has an opportunity to reverse the worsening physician shortage and bolster access to care for millions of people.
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Physicians take fight for Medicare payment reform to Capitol Hill
Bipartisan support for Medicare reform is building in Congress, as physicians witnessed firsthand at the 2025 AMA National Advocacy Conference.
Congress fails to stop 2.83% Medicare payment cut for 2025
Another year, another cut to the Medicare payments needed to keep physicians and their practices going. Congress must turn toward long-term reform.
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Price Controls On Doctors Are Costing Patients Dearly
Just like the December 2024 continuing resolution, the current budget reconciliation bill fails to address the problem of Medicare reimbursing physicians at below market rates.
Medicare Trustees warn about access to care for seniors
Medicare Trustees warned today that long-term access to care for seniors is threatened by Medicare’s failure to keep up with the cost of practicing medicine, adding to the drumbeat of similar warnings from policymakers and the American Medical Association.
MedPAC calls for long-term Medicare physician payment reform
MedPAC recommends overhauling Medicare updates of physician payments with a permanent, inflation-based formula tied to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
New Study: Medicare’s Price Controls Are Fueling America’s Growing Doctor Shortage
Continued federal underpayment of physicians is fueling a looming health care crisis by accelerating the nation’s physician shortage and undermining patient access to care.
It’s Time for Medicare to Stop Shortchanging Physicians
Medicare reimbursement rates are well below market value and have failed to keep up with the rate of inflation or the rising costs of running a medical practice. This undercompensation is causing a physician shortage already being felt across the country.
Share of physicians working in private practice continues to fall: AMA
Inadequate payment rates, high resource costs and regulatory red tape are increasingly driving physicians away from working in private practice and toward employment at hospitals or practices owned by private equity firms.
Why fix Medicare now? There are 66 million reasons
The AMA is optimistic about Congress passing legislation that would provide the long-term Medicare payment fix that physicians need so they can be confident that they are going to be able to financially sustain their practices.
Medicare must be strengthened for rural health access
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is at a breaking point, causing serious physician shortages — and unless policymakers act quickly to fix our healthcare system, things will only get worse. Policymakers in Washington need to step up and reform this broken system.
Medicare Physician Pay Cut Fix Seeks Home in Reconciliation Bill
After unsuccessful attempts to include the reimbursement redo in a 2024 year-end spending bill and the continuing resolution in March, the GOP Doctors Caucus and its co-chair, Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), are optimistic about finding a place for the so-called “doc fix” in the sprawling House GOP reconciliation bill that’s taking shape on Capitol Hill.
Join the Fight to Fix Medicare Now
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.
Click the button below to learn about the various ways to get involved in the fight to Fix Medicare Now.