Becker's Healthcare March 10, 2025
A short-term funding bill was introduced in Congress March 8 to avoid an imminent government shutdown and extend government funding through September, CBS News reported March 10.
The funding bill would lock in a 2.83% cut to physician payments for 2025, in the face of a projected 3.5% rise in the Medicare Economic Index, which measures the cost of running a medical practice.
The American Medical Association’s President Bruce Scott said in a March 9 statement that the cuts would be damaging for physician practices, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open in an unpredictable economic environment.
“Let me be clear: These unsustainable cuts will force more practices to close and leave patients with...
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