Medical Economics March 10, 2025
Restoring pay had majority support, but medical associations blast federal budget for ignoring that, jeopardizing patient access.
Physicians panned a federal spending plan that freezes the 2025 reduction in reimbursement in this year’s Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
The House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee announced the bill March 8 with an expected floor vote this week.
The announcement about the legislation included takeaways relating to some health-related programs and issues. However, doctors’ organizations blasted the legislation for what it didn’t contain — a financial provision to cover the 2.83% cut to physician reimbursement in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
From a House leader
Committee Chair Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) introduced the spending plan and threw down the gauntlet for Democrats to...
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