
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.
Months of high-level discussions regarding reforming Medicare physician payment has culminated in physician lawmakers introducing bipartisan legislation advancing the first leg of the AMA’s three-part strategy for fixing the broken system.
The succinct bill HR 2474 would tie the Medicare fee schedule to the Medicare Economic Index, something the AMA has long supported. Doing so would put physicians on equal footing with almost all other health care providers by instituting an annual inflation-based update.
Doctors' groups are lining up to support new federal legislation to permanently tie Medicare physician payment updates to inflation.
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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