Texas Medical Association pushing for long-term solution after Congress agrees to delay Medicare cuts

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Senate passed a bill Thursday, which is expected to be signed by President Biden, that stalls several Medicare cuts scheduled for the first of the year. The House passed the bill through to the Senate Tuesday.
Overall, the cuts to physicians next year could have been as dramatic as 10% over the year prior, which the Texas Medical Association has previously said would make an already critical physician shortage worse and force those who stayed in the field to cut pa