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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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.
Medicare Physician Reimbursement Policy – It’s déjà vu all over again
Manufactured out of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the goal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was to limit the growth in Medicare spending to keep it in line with inflation. Under the SGR, if overall physician payment costs exceeded target expenditures, a cut to Medicare physician payment was triggered.
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Kentucky Medicare patients risk losing doctors if Congress doesn't act | Opinion
Leaders in the medical community are calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to take immediate action to protect the health care of Kentucky’s Medicare beneficiaries by supporting H.R. 10073, the “Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act.” This measure is crucial to prevent a looming threat to patient access and physician care in 2025.
LETTER | Medicare cuts threaten rural seniors, Congress has a solution
Right now, Medicare reimbursement rates barely cover the actual costs of care. If these proposed cuts go through, it’ll only make things harder for providers, and some may have no choice but to stop accepting Medicare patients altogether.
Effort to fix Medicare payment gets bipartisan Senate boost
Following AMA advocacy, Senate leadership gets loud and clear message on the need to stabilize Medicare payment and protect access to care.
Protect Rural Seniors and Doctors from Medicare Payment Cuts
Imagine needing a doctor and finding out there isn’t one nearby who can see you. For seniors and families in rural towns, this could soon be a harsh reality.
Doctors who accept Medicare could face another pay cut in 2025, AMA says
American Medical Association president Bruce A. Scott, MD, shares on the impact of proposed Medicare cuts.
How Idaho seniors can avoid losing health care access
Imagine a senior in Idaho trying to schedule a routine medical appointment. Now imagine that, despite needing essential care, they find there are fewer doctors available, longer waiting times and growing barriers to receiving treatment.
Congressional action on Medicare payments must occur this year
Congress must act now to stop the proposed 2025 physician payment cut and add an inflation-based update to maintain patient access to Medicare.
Lame Duck: Fix Medicare’s Physician Reimbursement System
Another “lame duck” political season is upon us, and Congress has the critical opportunity to pass a fix to Medicare’s physician reimbursement system, addressing the automatic cut in payment to physicians that goes into effect on January 1st.
A Necessary Lame Duck Fix for Medicare
During its lame duck session, Congress can begin the process of fixing Medicare by preventing a further automatic payment cut to physicians on January 1st.
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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