2025 AADA Legislative Conference: Legislative ask
Medicare Physician Payment Reform: Ensure Medicare stability for patients and physicians
Medicare physician payment has failed to keep up with inflation, threatening the viability of medical practices. The current payment structure has contributed to consolidation and increased hospital ownership of physician practices, which are more costly, reduce competition, and are less patient-centered. The AADA urges Congress to stabilize the Medicare payment system to ensure continued patient access to essential health care.
Legislative ask
Take action to address the systemic issues within the Medicare physician payment system and safeguard physicians’ ability to provide patient access to care. We urge Congress to:
House:
Cosponsor H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, which reverses the 2025 2.83% cut and provides a positive inflationary adjustment for physician practices for 2025.
Continue to work towards long-term Medicare physician payment reform.
Senate:
Cosponsor S. 1640, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, which reverses the 2025 2.83% cut and provides a positive inflationary adjustment for physician practices for 2025.
Continue to work towards long-term Medicare physician payment reform.
