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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Don’t tie physicians’ pay to unsustainable Medicare path
More than half of doctors still work in practices with 10 or fewer physicians. The viability of these physician practices—as well as those serving patients in rural, economically marginalized or underserved areas—may be at risk because Medicaid pays them even less than Medicare does.
AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series: Mid-year update on Medicare physician payment—and what AMA is doing
This Advocacy Insights webinar dives into the latest AMA efforts on Medicare physician payment reform: what’s happening on Capitol Hill, how the AMA’s grassroots campaign is raising the volume and what to expect on the regulatory side.
Prescription: Reform Medicare Physician Payments
Current law is not only failing the hundreds of thousands of doctors who participate in Medicare, but also the nearly 67 million senior and disabled Americans who depend on the program for continued access to high-quality medical care.
May 31, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update
In March, Congress finally passed the delayed appropriations package which included a 1.68% reduction to the 3.37% Medicare physician payment cut that went into effect on January 1. While that relief was welcomed, it is not enough.
Increase $$ for Physicians, Institute Site-Neutral Payment, MedPAC Report Suggests
Inadequate payments could force some docs to stop accepting Medicare patients, commission warns.
Hill interest picks up on doctor pay changes
Congressional activity around reforming how Medicare pays doctors is picking up steam this year — though the cost and tight legislative calendar make a major overhaul unlikely, sources say. Action could both avert the annual rite of reversing scheduled Medicare cuts to physician pay and kick start long-running efforts to more closely tie compensation to quality care.
Senate Paper Mulls Options for Fixing Physician Pay in Fee-for-Service Medicare
Regular inflation updates and getting rid of MIPS are among ideas discussed in a Senate Finance Committee white paper on problems with physician payment under the Medicare fee-for-service program.
Senate Finance Committee tackles Medicare physician pay reform
The Senate Finance Committee released a white paper proposing Medicare adjust doctor reimbursement to account for inflation, a key goal for physician lobbies.
Medicare trustees warn of payment issue’s impact on access to care
In the Medicare Trustees Report, the trustees warned that the program faces “challenges,” notably that physician payments are not based on underlying economic conditions—such as inflation—and are not expected to keep pace with the cost of practicing medicine.
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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