Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2024
Physicians are “disappointed” by a recent congressional spending package that did not further reduce the Medicare pay cut that took effect at the start of 2024, according to a blog post from the American Medical Association. .
The spending deal would temporarily lower the 3.4% Medicare physician fee cut, which took effect in January, to about 1.7%. Additionally, the cut, which is not retroactive, comes on top of last year’s 2% Medicare physician pay reduction.
“While we appreciate the challenges Congress confronted when...