Legislation would block Medicare cut, increase 2025 physician reimbursement (Medical Economics)

Lawmakers and physician organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), are rallying behind the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act to avoid a 2.8% Medicare reimbursement cut and provide a modest 1.8% increase for 2025. This bipartisan effort, led by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC), seeks to address financial strains on physicians, including rising practice costs and stagnating Medicare reimbursements. Rep. Murphy notes that without intervention, Medicare’s planned reimbursement changes could lead to a 6.4% effective cut for doctors next year.