Medical Economics November 4, 2024
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, discusses PBMs and new blockbuster antiobesity drugs, and predicts election success for former president Donald Trump.
Medicare reimbursement for physicians is a pressing issue in Washington, D.C. – but hardly the only problem or policy that lawmakers under consideration there.
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-North Carolina) is the only practicing surgeon in Congress and he is a lead sponsor of the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. That bill would stop a proposed 2.8% cut to physician pay in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Murphy also spoke to Medical Economics about some of the other issues looming large on the U.S. health care landscape. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
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