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Congress and health care in 2025: Medicare cuts in physician pay

Author(s)Richard Payerchin

Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, (R-NC), discusses reforms he hopes Congress will consider this year.

For years, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has been cutting reimbursement to doctors. That has to stop and Congress must stabilize the MPFS because doctors are trying to survive and they can’t raise their rate. Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-North Carolina) said doctors need a limit to cuts or they will limit care for seniors.

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