August 2006

AMA testifies to Congress about cutting Medicare

The American Medical Association (AMA) called on Congress to stop Medicare physician payment cuts before time runs out on this legislative session. Over the next nine years, Medicare payments are scheduled to be cut 37 percent, while practice costs rise 22 percent, according to the AMA.

“Congressional action is the only thing standing between seniors and reduced access to physician care,” said AMA Board Chair Cecil Wilson, MD. “The AMA is greatly encouraged by legislation introduced this week that stops looming Medicare cuts and provides physicians with Medicare payments more in line with practice costs.”

The AMA is running ads that highlight the impact of the Medicare cuts on seniors’ access to care, kicking off the AMA’s summer/fall campaign to stop the Medicare physician payment cuts.

Source: American Medical Association, www.ama-assn.org

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