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AMA: President's budget flawed with regards to Medicare

Credentialing Resource Center Connection, February 8, 2007

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The American Medical Association (American Medical Association) took aim at President George W. Bush's 2008 budget, targeting what the organization calls a flawed physician payment system that does not address rising practice costs. The organization was also critical of cuts in funding the uninsured.

"The AMA is deeply disappointed that President Bush has once again ignored an opportunity to right the wrongs in the current Medicare physician payment system by failing to call on Congress to stop the cuts and provide payments in line with practice costs," said AMA board chair Cecil B. Wilson, MD, in a written statement. "Current average Medicare payments to physicians are about the same as in 2001, and next year's reimbursement will be cut 10 percent-unless Congress intervenes."

To view the full statement by the AMA, visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/17274.html

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