Becker's Healthcare January 31, 2025
Several physician groups have voiced their support for a bill, introduced Jan. 31, that aims to cancel the 2.83% Medicare physician pay cut and provide a 2% pay increase to stabilize practices and protect patient access to care.
If passed, the “Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act” would retroactively reverse the Jan. 1 cut, effective April 1. Similar bipartisan legislation failed in December.
Here are five provider groups’ reactions to the proposed legislation:
Alexander Khalessi, MD, Chair, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Washington Committee: Congress must act swiftly to pass this legislation to stabilize the Medicare payment system. I commend our legislative champions for prioritizing this critical issue and value their collaboration with House and Senate...
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