Chief Healthcare Executive January 14, 2025
The AMA spoke out against CMS’ planned increases in payments to insurers, which come amidst years of cuts in Medicare payments for physicians.
Physicians and health systems expressed their disappointment when Congress and the Biden administration didn’t address cuts in Medicare payments in the spending package approved just before the holidays.
Now, physicians are seeing their frustration compounded by the fact that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced plans for a payment boost for Medicare Advantage plans.
CMS says Medicare Advantage plans are likely to see payments rise by 4.3% from 2025 to 2026, or an increase of $21 billion.
Already angered by cuts to physician payments, the American Medical Association assailed the plans for bigger Medicare...
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