Becker's Healthcare January 30, 2024
Physicians were holding out hope that Congress would choose to halt the 3.37% Medicare pay cut for 2024, but legislators declined to halt CMS’ cut in the bill passed Jan. 18 to avert a government shutdown.
Congress could have halted the pay cut through an omnibus appropriations bill but voted on a continuing resolution. While the pay cut has been implemented, some physicians are still pushing for lawmakers to remove the reduction in future actions.
“Failure to reverse these cuts will create access issues for patients and small, independent physician practices, especially those in rural and underserved areas,” Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, president of the American Medical Association, said in a Jan. 18 news release. “We recognize that Congress’ work...
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