Reforming the Medicare physician payment system is a top priority for the AMA. The group successfully lobbied Congress to delay a round of 4% cuts to Medicare rates until 2023 that were set to take effect at the end of last year.
In its letter to the CMS, the doctor group said it is “deeply alarmed” about the instability of the Medicare payment system as physician practices face growing financial uncertainties related to the pandemic, statutory payment cuts, lack of inflationary updates and administrative challenges.
