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.

Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., reintroduced a new bipartisan bill to support physicians and protect Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care.

As the new administration discusses ways to make health care more cost-efficient and streamlined, they should prioritize preventative care to keep older Americans healthier and reduce downstream costs.

Several physician groups have voiced their support for a bill, introduced Jan. 31, that aims to cancel the 2.83% Medicare physician pay cut and provide a 2% pay increase to stabilize practices and protect patient access to care.

This slideshow presents the statements of support from medical organizations and co-sponsoring legislators of the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act.

From Washington to Florida, ob-gyn and physician executive health care leader Nariman Heshmati, MD, sees the financial strains to stay in the back.

With today's medical advancements and technologies, innovation in the surgical field is creating possibilities for patients that did not exist a few years ago.

Cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement have taken effect, as proposed legislation intended to eliminate those cuts did not pass.

Lawmakers don't have to act on the recommendations. But the calls from MedPAC could add pressure in a growing campaign to get Congress to change the way Medicare pays physicians.