AMA responds to HHS announcement on Medicare reimbursements

"Today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aligns with the American Medical Association's commitment to work toward innovative care delivery reform that will promote high-quality and efficient care for our nation's seniors who count on Medicare, while reducing the administrative and regulatory burdens physicians face today.

"Physicians have many ideas for redesigning and improving the delivery of high-quality patient care in this country. We strongly support reform of the Medicare payment system, including elimination of Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate formula, which provides a pathway for physicians to innovate and develop new models of health care delivery for our patients.