The pay cut is scheduled to take effect on June 1, barring any Congressional intervention. According to the AGA, physicians have faced these cuts nine times in the last seven years.
The AGA, working with the American Medical Association and other state and specialty societies, are collect data on what physicians are currently doing to address the Medicare cuts. Data will be used in advocacy efforts to reform Medicare’s current physician payment formula.
The short survey is available here and will close at the end of business on May 21.
Learn more about the physician/Medicare survey.
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