MGMA statement on lack of Medicare physician payment fix in CR (March 14, 2025)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 14, 2025

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MGMA statement on lack of Medicare physician payment fix in CR

Anders Gilberg
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Medical Group Management Association

"The passage of the CR without a Medicare physician payment fix represents a massive congressional failure and blatant abdication of duty to our nation's physicians and their beneficiaries. While it is the inherently flawed MACRA that has led to these five consecutive years of declining Medicare reimbursement, until Congress can enact comprehensive physician payment reform, they must protect the financial viability of medical practices by passing legislation to, at a bare minimum, avert the cut each year. To avoid this annual chaos, which increasingly threatens beneficiary access to care, Congress must realize permanent, sustainable solutions, such as implementing an annual, inflation-based physician payment update tied to the full Medicare Economic Index and modernizing Medicare's antiquated budget neutrality policies.”

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About MGMA

Founded in 1926, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is the nation's largest association focused on the business of medical practice management. MGMA consists of 15,000 group medical practices ranging from small private medical practices to large national health systems representing more than 350,000 physicians. MGMA helps nearly 60,000 medical practice leaders and the healthcare community solve the business challenges of running practices so that they can focus on providing outstanding patient care. Specifically, MGMA helps its members innovate and improve profitability and financial sustainability, and it provides the gold standard on industry benchmarks such as physician compensation. The association also advocates extensively on its members' behalf on national regulatory and policy issues.