AMA Urges Congress To Act On Medicare Physician Cuts, APM Issues

By Michelle M. Stein / July 23, 2021 at 3:07 PM
Updated Story The American Medical Association is concerned that doctors could see an almost 10% drop in Medicare pay come Jan. 1 as a result of accumulating cuts, and the group says Congress seems indifferent and could make the situation worse if it further extends the Medicare sequester to help pay for the bipartisan infrastructure bill. On Friday (July 23), a lobbyist said an extension of the sequester cuts was on lawmakers' final list of ways to...


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