Medscape November 4, 2024
Federal lawmakers are rushing to soften the blow of Medicare’s 2025 effective pay cut for doctors in 2025, introducing a bill that could limit the cut. But they have little time to act.
In 2025, the conversion factor used to calculate payment to doctors and hospitals caring for Medicare patients will drop to $32.35, a nearly 3% decrease from the current level.
Congress likely will act before the cuts take effect, said Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), who specialized in cardiothoracic surgery before joining Congress. Lawmakers in past years have typically tinkered with the Medicare physician fee schedule at the last minute, tucking in fixes to December legislative packages and spending bills.
“I’m pretty optimistic that a good...
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