Neurosurgeon Pens Article on Medicare Payment Reform

On Feb. 11, neurosurgeon Richard P. Menger, MD, MPA, published an article in Forbes titled, “Medicare Is Failing Patients: A New Bill Can Help Fix That.” In the article, Dr. Menger noted that a recently proposed bill, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, co-sponsored by Reps. Greg Murphy, MD, (R-NC) and James Panetta (D-Calif.), and eight other House members, aims to reverse the Medicare cut to physician pay and, more importantly, align physician reimbursement with inflation, ensuring continued access to care for Medicare patients. “Doctors in America are struggling like never before because of ongoing Medicare cuts, and that’s putting millions of seniors at risk of losing access to affordable, quality health care,” Rep. Murphy remarked when quoted for the piece.