What they’re saying about the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act

Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-North Carolina) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-California) introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act at the end of October 2024.

The bill would block a planned 2.8% cut to physician reimbursement planned in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. It also would increase reimbursement by 1.8%.

Their announcement about the bill included a number of statements of support from physicians in Congress. Here is what they have to say about the bipartisan bill. All statements were included in Murphy’s news release.