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.
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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.
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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Bad news for physician reimbursements
Many leaders feel physician pay is not keeping up with the rising cost of practice, and CMS and other payer moves indicate this trend could continue.
Senate Medicare payment bill a good first step, but more’s needed
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced the Physician Fee Stabilization Act. The bill would increase the budget-neutrality threshold under the Medicare physician payment schedule to $53 million in 2026, up from $20 million. The bill also would provide regular indexing of the threshold to the Medicare Economic Index.
AMA to CMS: Be clear with doctors and patients about effects of cuts to physician pay
Medicare payments to physicians should be based on inflation instead of simply cutting reimbursement to doctors, according to the American Medical Association.
AMA to CMS: Be transparent about impact of Medicare cuts
The AMA urged the administration to work with Congress to enact a permanent, annual inflation-based update to Medicare physician payments.
All of medicine stands behind these 4 crucial Medicare pay fixes
With physicians yet again facing a Medicare payment cut, the AMA spearheaded a letter to congressional leaders that all 50 state medical societies and 76 other health organizations joined in signing.
Congress must fix Medicare’s broken payment system
A broken Medicare physician payment system, exacerbated by Biden administration cuts and ignored by our presidential candidates, could trigger a doomsday scenario in our already dire national doctor shortage.
Fixing Medicare Now Will Protect Senior Access to Health Care for Years to Come
Thanks to advancements in medicine and greater access to health care, Americans are living longer than ever. This is great news, but this progress will be harder to maintain in the years ahead if Medicare doesn’t fix a glaring flaw in how it pays for the care physicians provide.
Medicare is putting the care of our aging population at risk
Congress should implement an annual, inflation-based payment update as part of the Medicare payment system for doctors, two rheumatologists write.
What’s wrong with Medicare physician payment?
Inflation-adjusted Medicare pay has fallen nearly 30% this century, and CMS has proposed a 2.8% cut for 2025. Dive deep on how to fix Medicare now.
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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