The ACR has long urged Congress to work towards long-term, sustainable reforms to Medicare physician reimbursement and applauds the introduction of the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill would mitigate the harmful 2.8% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) implemented on January 1. 

Since Reps. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), along with a bipartisan group of legislators introduced this legislation (H.R. 879), over 100 Members of the House of Representatives have cosponsored the bill, and the Congressional Doc Caucus announced its endorsement.

This is likely the last, best opportunity to include much-needed payment relief to help stabilize physician practices and ensure access to high-quality care their patients deserve – if the funding package passes without Medicare payment relief, the next opportunity might not be until September.

America’s physicians and patients deserve better – please contact your members of Congress today and urge them to ask leadership to include language from H.R. 879 in the next spending package before it’s too late! Take a moment to send your letter today!