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Medicare is Breaking. Senior Citizens are Paying the Price.
| U.S. News & World Report

Medicare is Breaking. Senior Citizens are Paying the Price.

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.

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| The Well News

The Time Is Now for Health Care Changes

Now is the time for Congress and the new administration to work together to address a broad range of issues impacting access to critical services for patients, especially those with chronic conditions.

| AMA

MedPAC gives Congress a roadmap to Medicare reform

Endorsing a stabilizing approach to Medicare reform, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress link next year’s physician payment update to the growth in the cost of providing care. The recommendation comes just as Congress failed to prevent this year’s 2.8 percent cut. 

| The Hayride

Medicare Must Keep Its Promise to Seniors

Seniors pay into Medicare their entire working lives. When they become a Medicare patient, they expect access to timely care and rely on their physicians for checkups and managing health challenges. The 2.83 percent cut to physician payments that took effect on January 1 threatens that care.

| Forbes

Physician Pay Cut Again: Can GOP Leadership Save Medicare Access?

Congress is poised to deliver physicians their fifth consecutive Medicare pay cut. However, House Republican leadership has assured the GOP Doctors Caucus that it will block these physician payment reductions in the upcoming budget reconciliation process.

 

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. 

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