The following statement is attributable to:
Jack Resneck Jr., M.D.
President, American Medical Association
“The AMA thanks the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for acknowledging during their meeting today the growing gap between the costs of practicing medicine and what Medicare pays. AMA research shows that, adjusted for inflation in practice costs, Medicare physician pay declined 22 percent from 2001 to 2021, or by 1.2 percent per year on average. This widening gap has created instability for physician practices and threatens Medicare patient access to care. The AMA strongly urges (PDF) Congress to stop the 4.5% payment cut scheduled for Jan. 1, 2023, and to work with physicians on wholesale payment system reforms that include inflationary updates reflecting the costs to practice medicine.”
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