AMA, ACR, Others Say Medicare Cuts Will Impact Access to Care

Medical associations including American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and American Medical Association (AMA), and others have decried Medicare pay cuts, which were allowed and not addressed in a funding bill signed on Saturday.^1,2,3,4,5

“It is extremely disheartening that once again Congress has let down our nation’s physicians and our seniors by failing to address the devastating payment cuts that have cumulated into an effective 33% cut since 2001,” Carol Langford, MD, MHS, president of the ACR said in a statement.³ “Members of Congress cannot continue to ignore the economic issues doctors are facing, pay less than the cost of care, and hope that patients are not negatively impacted.”