Medical Economics March 7, 2024
A 1.68% reversal of the 3.37% Medicare payment cut does not go far enough
The House passed a spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that included several health care-related provisions. The provision of most interest to doctors pertains to Medicare, which rolled back 1.68% of the 3.37% payment reduction required by the Medicare Fee Schedule.
Despite the reduction of the cut, physician groups say they don’t go nearly far enough.
“While we appreciate the challenges Congress confronted when drafting the current 2024 appropriations package, we are extremely disappointed that about half of the 2024 Medicare physician payment cuts will be allowed to continue,” said Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, president, American Medical Association, in a statement. “There were...
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