The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced the launch of fixmedicarenow.org, which offers information, resources, and ways physicians can make their voices heard to ensure that Congress works to address the critical issues physicians and their patients face due to the flawed Medicare physician payment system.

Physicians are the only providers whose Medicare payments do not automatically receive an annual inflationary update. As a result, Medicare physician payments have lagged 26% behind the rate of inflation growth since 2001. In the current period of high inflation and on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, this statutory flaw amplifies the impact of other payment policy changes like "budget neutrality" adjustments, performance incentives, etc.

The AMA has been fighting for Medicare physician payment reform for over a decade and the system remains unsustainable, with the temporary patches and ongoing cuts to the Medicare physician payment system leaving patient access to care at serious risk.

Learn more at fixmedicarenow.org.