Medicare's outdated reimbursement system is jeopardizing rural office-based medical practices by underpaying for advanced outpatient procedures, leading to consolidation and increased healthcare costs. Proposed reforms aim to preserve independent care and improve access.

The Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act proposes indexing Medicare physician payments to the Medicare Economic Index to reflect economic realities and stabilize reimbursement.

The potential expiration of the ACA enhanced premium tax credit by the end of 2025 could lead to significant health insurance premium increases and coverage losses, with lawmakers negotiating extensions amid broader economic pressures.

Millions of Texans risk losing ACA tax credits, increasing uninsured rates and uncompensated care costs, amid federal budget changes affecting health insurance affordability.

Medicaid cuts could reduce U.S. economic output by $183 billion and cost 408,000 jobs by 2034, with severe impacts on rural hospitals and healthcare access.

CMS's 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposal emphasizes value-based payment increases, expanded telehealth flexibilities, new chronic care payment models, and significant Medicare spending reductions for skin substitutes.

Federal budget changes could cut Medicaid and Medicare funding in Connecticut, risking coverage for 175,000 residents and impacting the state economy.

Explore the extensive Medicaid program in Colorado, covering eligibility, enrollment trends, federal expansions, recent policy shifts, and the impact of work requirements and immigrant coverage programs.

Explore how Medicaid expansion and premium tax credits have driven historic improvements in U.S. health insurance coverage and the risks posed by potential policy changes.

MedPAC recommends linking physician pay updates to inflation, emphasizing the unsustainability of current Medicare reimbursements. ACR and AMA support timely action.