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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Missouri’s doctors are disappearing. Here’s why.
Missouri faces a dire doctor shortage as Medicare cuts and raising costs drive physicians away, creating health care deserts. With rural areas hit hardest, legislative action is crucial to reverse this trend.
Momentum building to stop the Medicare cut
The House GOP Doc Caucus endorsed a bill to block the Jan. 1 Medicare physician payment cut and provide physicians with a payment update.
Want To Spend Less On Health Care? Get Your Doctor A Raise
Physician pay has decreased in recent years—particularly for those who treat Medicare beneficiaries. Ongoing reimbursement cuts could leave patients with fewer choices in where they can seek care and would likely cause patients to pay higher prices.
Opinion: Congress must act to protect rural Missouri seniors’ health care access
There's one issue threatening rural health care access that our elected leaders could begin meaningfully addressing: Medicare’s broken physician payment model. And it's critical that they do.
California seniors paying the price for continued Medicare cuts
At a time when patients need more care than ever, the health care system is failing to keep up with the overwhelming demand for even the most routine services. One of the most important drivers of this trend is inadequate Medicare payments to physicians.
Medicare Is Failing Patients: A New Bill Can Help Fix That
Medicare is failing patients and physicians. After adjusting for inflation, physician reimbursement under Medicare has declined by 33% from 2001 to 2025. How can private practice physicians stay in business to continue providing care for patients?
Health groups ask Congress to act on Medicare
Eighty health care organizations and all 50 state medical societies wrote letters to congressional leaders urging them to reverse the latest round of Medicare payment cuts and provide physicians with a meaningful payment increase that reflects ongoing inflationary pressures.
New Congress, same legislative focus: Fix Medicare Now
There may be a new Congress and new administration in Washington, D.C., but the AMA’s national legislative priority remains the same: Fix Medicare Now.
AMA backs bill to block Medicare cuts
AMA strongly supports the reintroduced "Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act” that would stop the 2.83% cut in Medicare payments to physician practices while providing a 2% payment update, aiming to stabilize physician practices and protect patients’ access to 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.
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