December 15, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved a 3.37% cut to Medicare physician payments for 2024. If Congress doesn’t act before the year ends, these proposed cuts will go into effect, worsening patients’ access to care and disproportionately harming small, independent, and rural physician practices. Reps. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC), Danny Davis (D-IL), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), and Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently introduced the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023, which would completely eliminate the 3.37 % Medicare cut for physicians that goes into effect on January 1, 2024.
Congress needs to act now! Contact your lawmakers and urge them to cancel the cut and fix Medicare before it’s too late. The Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act is our best opportunity to advance legislation to eliminate the cuts in their entirety.