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What does Medicare cost: How physician pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care with Alice Coombs, MD
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What does Medicare cost: How physician pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care with Alice Coombs, MD

The real-world consequences of declining Medicare physician payment. From, 2001 to 2023, Medicare payment has declined 26% when adjusted for inflation. Alice Coombs, an anesthesiologist and internist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health joins to discuss the ways this underpayment impacts physicians and patient care, including longer wait times and less access to care. Dr. Coombs also shares how physicians can advocate for change based on her experience as the president of the Medical Society of Virginia. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. šŸ—£ Get involved! Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://fixmedicarenow.org/ ā“ Check out AMA's Medicare Basics series to get all your Medicare questions answered: https://bit.ly/AMA_MedicareBasics šŸ’ø 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and more Medicare explained updates here: https://medicare-reform.ama-assn.org/ šŸ†“ Wondering what is the Medicare cut for 2024? Medicare resources for doctors and Medicare PDF free download: https://fixmedicarenow.org/resources šŸ“° For the latest Medicare news, visit: https://fixmedicarenow.org/news šŸ“Ø Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://bit.ly/AMA_AdvocacyUpdate šŸ©ŗ The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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January 18, 202412m 6s

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The real-world consequences of declining Medicare physician payment. From, 2001 to 2023, Medicare payment has declined 26% when adjusted for inflation. Alice Coombs, an anesthesiologist and internist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health joins to discuss the ways this underpayment impacts physicians and patient care, including longer wait times and less access to care. Dr. Coombs also shares how physicians can advocate for change based on her experience as the president of the Medical Society of Virginia. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. šŸ—£ Get involved! Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://fixmedicarenow.org/ ā“ Check out AMA's Medicare Basics series to get all your Medicare questions answered: https://bit.ly/AMA_MedicareBasics šŸ’ø 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and more Medicare explained updates here: https://medicare-reform.ama-assn.org/ šŸ†“ Wondering what is the Medicare cut for 2024? Medicare resources for doctors and Medicare PDF free download: https://fixmedicarenow.org/resources šŸ“° For the latest Medicare news, visit: https://fixmedicarenow.org/news šŸ“Ø Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://bit.ly/AMA_AdvocacyUpdate šŸ©ŗ The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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