Becker's Healthcare January 4, 2024
Nearly 200 members of Congress have co-signed a bipartisan letter urging House and Senate leaders to pass legislation addressing 2024’s Medicare physician pay cuts, according to a Jan. 4 report from the American Medical Association.
Effective Jan. 1, physicians saw a 3.37% Medicare pay cut. The cut comes as health systems continue to battle workforce shortages, inflationary challenges and more.
Politicians have also sponsored legislation that would provide physicians with a permanent annual inflationary payment update in Medicare tied to the Medicare Economic Index.
Politicians co-signing the letter include physicians Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD,...
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