Medicare Reimbursement Cuts
Over the past few years, decreasing reimbursement rates, coupled with increased labor and supply chain costs, make providing quality care increasingly difficult year after year. A more sustainable reimbursement system must be created so that providers are not subject to similar cuts during this critical time and medical groups can continue caring for their communities.
Congress continues to intervene by temporarily pausing the 4% or $36 billion in cuts to the Medicare program annually triggered by Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules. Also, policymakers provide annual partial relief to Medicare conversion factor cuts. These annual fire drills create unnecessary chaos, and patients and providers deserve a more stable system to ensure proper access to care. Congress needs to address these cuts with a long-term approach to reforming the system.
Issue Brief
CMS Correspondence
AMGA Comments NPRM IPPS
June 9, 2026AMGA Comments NPRM IPPS
June 10, 2025AMGA Letter to MedPAC on Physician Fee Schedule reforms
March 21, 2025Stop the Medicare Cuts March 2025
March 20, 2025AMGA member letter to Congressional Leadership on Legislative Priorites
February 3, 2025AMGA Comments on the CY2025 Physician Fee Schedule
Semtember 9, 2024