Senators could change cut in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Medical Economics November 8, 2023
Richard Payerchin

MGMA suggests solutions as committee begins deliberations on health care bill.

It’s not too late to reverse provisions that will cut physician pay in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), according to the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

The Senate Finance Committee met Nov. 8 to kick off deliberations on a bill, the “Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extender Act,” which could have a number of effects on health care. MGMA submitted a statement with its policy recommendations.

At the top: Avert the 3.4% cut to the Medicare conversion factor that the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has planned in the PFS for 2024.

The new bill includes a 1.25% increase in the Medicare...

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