Tell Congress: Preserve Patient Access by Blocking Pending Physician Payment Cuts
Medicare has finalized a 3.4 percent cut for Medicare payments to doctors in 2024. This is the second consecutive year reimbursement rates will decline for physicians.
Hospital systems and other providers receive compounding payment increases linked to the cost of health care, while physician reimbursement in independent practices has dramatically trailed inflation in my practice costs, and consumer prices. When adjusted for inflation, physician payments from Medicare have effectively declined more than 25 percent over the past two decades.
Independent physicians and our patients deserve a predictable payment system that matches Medicare reimbursement to the cost increases experienced by our private practices.
Let your Senators and Representatives know they must prevent these physician cuts from taking effect.