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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AMA says Medicare payment cuts to impact patient care
Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH, joins WCVB-TV to discuss how cuts to the payments Medicare makes to doctors threatens patient care.
Independent doctors like me are becoming an endangered species
More than 100,000 doctors have left private practice and become employees of hospitals and other corporate entities since 2019. Today, nearly three in four physicians are employees of larger health care entities or other corporations — a record high.
Boozman calls for solution to protect Medicare access
U.S. Sen. John Boozman and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch along with 30 other lawmakers call on Senate leaders to advance a legislative solution to support access to Medicare services.
Key House members see hope to reverse Medicare pay cut—in part
Medicare physician payment cuts are creating an unsustainable environment for physician practices and threaten patients’ access to care.
Preserve the heartbeat of Medicare by paying doctors fairly
Congress should reverse cuts to Medicare payments or risk driving away doctors who treat seniors with complex needs.
What doctors wish patients knew about Medicare physician payment
Medicare physician payment is not keeping up with inflation. This has repercussions for patients’ access to care.
Physicians lobby Congress on Medicare pay cuts
Indiana lawmaker Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) expresses hope that payment cuts to doctors are reversed in next spending bill.
Congress must act now to stop Medicare cuts
The stakes in reforming our nation’s broken and unsustainable Medicare payment system could not be higher for patients, for physicians, and for the entire health care system.
How Congress is failing America’s Medicare patients
The AMA and more than 120 other national medical organizations and state medical societies called on Congress to pass legislation to reverse the 3.37% Medicare physician pay cuts that took effect Jan. 1 but Congress kicked the can down the road.
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.