Medical Economics January 19, 2022
Doctors’ groups condemn recommendation, say it will impede patients’ access to care
The federal government probably won’t be raising Medicare reimbursements next year, and physician organizations are strongly objecting.
At its January 13 meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which advises Congress on issues pertaining to Medicare, recommended against increasing base payment rates to doctors in 2023. It justified its decision in part by noting that Congress temporarily raised Physician Fee Schedule Payment rates for the period 2020-2022, and that doctors have benefitted from “tens of billions of dollars in pandemic relief funds and more flexibility to provide telehealth.”
Leaders of several groups representing doctors have issued statements criticizing the commission’s recommendation and warning of its financial impact on...
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