Medicare Physician Reimbursement

MGMA's Government Affairs department is dedicated to informing its members about the latest developments in Medicare physician reimburse. This seemingly, never-ending battle will continue until Congress finds a permanant fix to the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. Contact your representative through our Advocacy Center and help put a stop to this unfair payment system.

Latest news on Medicare Physician Reimbursement

• Sequestration: What practice executives need to know
• Final 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule rule released 
• Member study: Practices willing to explore Medicare innovations; SGR threat stifles progress
• MGMA, AMA demand Congress halt crippling Medicare cuts
• MGMA comments on proposed 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule  

For more news on Medicare Physician Reimbursement and other healthcare issues visit the Washington Connexion archive

MGMA Advocacy

• MGMA urges Congress to prevent the sequestration cuts

• MGMA, AMA demand Congress halt crippling Medicare cuts

• MGMA comments on the proposed 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule

• MGMA comments on proposed physician payment “sunshine” rule

• Talking points for Congress to repeal the SGR  

For all of MGMA's advocacy efforts, visit our Advocacy Archive.

Resources and Tools

• MGMA analysis of the final 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule  
• MGMA analysis of the proposed 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule  
• CMS issued an impact chart which gives an overview of the RVU changes by specialty 
• CMS Medicare 2013 RVU files