APMA Urges Congress to Reform Medicare Physician Payment

APMA submitted a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in response to a hearing examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) reauthorization, and opportunities for payment reforms. APMA highlighted the importance of advancing federal reforms that tie yearly Medicare physician payment fluctuations to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) and establish a more physician-centered Merit-Based Incentives Payment System (MIPS) framework that reduces administrative burden and simplifies reporting requirements.

APMA is continuing to collaborate with bipartisan stakeholders to move the needle on Medicare physician payment. Earlier this year, APMA submitted a letter to the House GOP and Democratic Doctors Caucus on the needed reforms within the forthcoming Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) reauthorization.

Help strengthen our advocacy efforts by heading to the eAdvocacy Action Center to urge your lawmakers to support HR 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act. This bipartisan legislation would reform requirements within the MPFS and strengthen long-term payment stability for podiatric physicians.