Lobbying groups for doctors are urging Congress to reverse impending cuts to their Medicare pay in the new year, warning that slashing pay will worsen physician staffing shortages around the country.
Health care providers have urged Congress to prevent cuts that go into effect Jan. 1, which they say will eventually limit older adults’ access to doctors. Hospitals are worried they won’t be able to hire more doctors in 2024, instead putting more work on staff, according to Arjun Venkatesh, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.
“We are in a health care system ...