Tag: Medicare payment system

Hidden EFT fees

Hidden EFT Fees Threaten Doctors’ Earnings and Patient Care

Most Americans prefer the convenience of direct deposit for their paychecks. However, imagine if your employer deducted a 2-5% fee from each paycheck to cover the cost of electronic payments. While it seems absurd, this is the reality for many doctors in the U.S. Healthcare insurers and their payment processors often impose hidden EFT fees […]
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3.36% Cut Threatens Medicare Physician Care Access in 2024

3.36% Cut in The Proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Pay Schedule

What’s the news: The AMA is emphatically stating that the proposed 3.36% reduction in the 2024 Medicare physician payment schedule is ill-advised, posing a threat to the accessibility of high-quality physician care for the 50 million plus elderly individuals enrolled in Medicare. The AMA President emphasized that with escalating costs associated with medical practice; another […]
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Why Medicare’s trustees say the physician pay system is unsustainable

Medicare’s trustees have issued a report (PDF) that reckons with the consequences that patients could face as a result of the physician payment system’s long-term unsustainability. Your Powerful Ally The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront […]
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