For the fifth consecutive year, Congress has adjourned and allowed Medicare cuts,” said Bruce A. Scott, MD, president of the AMA.

Physician groups are sounding the alarm about a pending 2.8% cut in reimbursement under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule announced on Friday. "To put it bluntly, Medicare plans to ...

Medicare cuts often cause health systems to either shut their doors or begin denying care for certain patients. Medicare physician payment has effectively declined 26% since 2001, causing several ...

made the comments as about 400 physicians from around the country arrived on Capitol Hill to lobby to reverse those cuts, which were part of the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and which took ...

House Republicans have a long list of health policies in mind for 2025, including taxation of nonprofit hospitals and massive ...

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the pressing issues facing physicians with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD.

For people insured through Medicare, changes might be coming ... 10 years to train a new doctor and yet, for some physicians, another year of cuts may be the last year they can survive,” Scott ...

Here are 13 numbers highlighting the continued decline of physician pay: 2.83%. The physician pay cut CMS finalized on Nov. 1 in its 2025 Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ...

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommends tying physician payment update to care cost growth; AMA calls for Congress to act on analysis.

The Biden administration’s last MA rule is a boon for insurers, though it remains to be seen how the incoming Trump ...

On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in ...

The reimbursement cuts coincide with ongoing increases in practice costs. Cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement have taken effect, as proposed legislation intended to eliminate those cuts did ...