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Reps seek to eliminate physician cut 

Reps seek to eliminate physician cut 

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By HME News Staff

Updated 9:01 AM CST, Mon December 11, 2023

WASHINGTON – A group in the House of Representatives led by Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., Danny Davis, D-Ill., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Michael Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced a bill that would eliminate the 3.37% cuts to Medicare payments for physicians scheduled to go into effect Jan 1, 2024. “As of today, patients and physicians have a clear-eyed view on how to protect Medicare from injurious cuts,” said Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H, president of the American Medical Association. “These cuts threaten health care access for seniors, as well as the viability of physician practices, including many in rural and underserved areas. Cancelling the cut is a good new year’s resolution.” The AMA says that after adjusting for inflation, Medicare physician payment has effectively declined 26% from 2001 to 2023—and that is before the 2024 pay cuts are factored in. 

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