Take Action: Physician’s Reimbursement Has Flatlined and Patients Are Paying the Price
Since January 2025, Medicare physician reimbursement has been cut by 2.83%. Over the past decade, when adjusted for inflation, Medicare physician payments have decreased by 33%.
These aren’t just numbers – they represent real, devastating consequences:
- Shuttered practices
- Long patient wait times
- Seniors are unable to access the care they need.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) has introduced S. 1640, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025—the companion bill to H.R. 879—which would increase Medicare physician reimbursement by 8.51% starting June 1. This increase reflects a prorated reversal of the 2.83% Medicare cut physician practices have faced since the beginning of 2025, combined with an inflation-based update. This bill represents a critical step toward stabilizing practices and protecting patients’ access to care.
Lawmakers have told us directly: “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” But fewer than 3% of them have a background in healthcare. That means they need to hear directly from you – the physicians, leaders, and professionals who are living this crisis every day.
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix what’s broken. We cannot afford to stay silent.
Take one minute to urge your members of Congress to support S. 1640. When enough of us speak up, they listen.