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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Advocacy in action: Leading the charge to reform Medicare pay
The Medicare payment system is on an unsustainable path, threatening patients' access to physicians.
Americans want the broken Medicare system fixed
Medicare is a mess. Our federal politicians need to take a hard look at the big three entitlement programs, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, to find reforms to those programs so our nation does not go broke.
Doctors: Inadequate Medicare compensation creating 'barriers to care'
Lawmakers are scrutinizing the implementation of a 2015 Medicare law that doctors groups say is contributing to a pay squeeze.
Congress must act now on Medicare physician payment reform
Now’s the time for Congress to [work] urgently to fix a broken Medicare payment system that is placing enormous financial pressure on physicians and threatening the care we provide.
Proposed 3.36% Medicare pay cut shows why overhaul is badly needed
The cost of practicing medicine is hitting a high mark for the 21st century, yet doctors are facing a 3.36% cut in pay under the proposed 2024 Medicare physician payment schedule published yesterday.
To advance AMA Recovery Plan, physicians’ voices are essential
Despite decades of constant health-system upheaval during the once-in-a-lifetime COVID-19 pandemic, physicians have been there for America’s patients.
AMA: Medicare physician payment proposal a wake-up call for Congress
“The proposed Medicare physician payment schedule released today is a critical reminder that patients and physicians desperately need Congress to develop a permanent solution that addresses the financial instability and threatens access to care.”
Fixing Medicare includes easing doctors’ use of data registries
As part of its campaign to fix the unsustainable Medicare physician payment system, the AMA is outlining in a quick, easily navigable fashion the policy changes needed to remove obstacles to the successful use of clinical data registries in the program.
Medicare physician pay fell 26% since 2001. How did we get here?
As part of its campaign to fix the unsustainable Medicare physician payment system, the AMA is outlining in a quick, easily navigable fashion why doctors’ Medicare payments must be tied to an inflation index called the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
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.