Fixing the Medicare payment system is a perennial goal for medicine. And as the health care system as whole is under more and more scrutiny at the federal level, and changing rapidly, TMA remains vocal in protecting the patient-physician relationship and supporting the practice of medicine.
Medicare Reform Can't Wait: Patient Access to Care Depends on It
While Congress passed a one-year 2.5% Medicare physician payment increase for 2026 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, this temporary relief fails to address the root of the problem for physician practices already struggling to continue to care for their elderly and chronically ill patients.
Reform Prior Authorization Now
Congress can and must act now to take down prior authorization barriers to patient care and enhance health plan accountability.
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Last Updated On
February 23, 2026
Originally Published On
February 08, 2024