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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Medicare trustees: Current path threatens access to physician care
The gap between rising costs of providing care and falling Medicare physician payment will “become a significant issue in the long term.”
Medicare physician pay has plummeted since 2001. Find out why.
Doctors are paid 29% less today, when adjusted for inflation. This unsustainable path threatens older adults’ access to high-quality physician care.
Why Medicare pay reform is the AMA’s top advocacy priority
Just months after Congress again failed to stop in its entirety a pay cut that threatens Medicare patients’ access to high-quality physician care, the AMA House of Delegates made crystal clear the imperative to step up the pressure on the nation’s lawmakers and boost patient awareness about the dire need for Medicare payment reform.
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.
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.