Op-Ed

Dr. Gamal Wazni: Florida’s independent doctors jeopardized by recent Medicare cuts

Tampa Bay Times
(July 1, 2025)

The massive budget reconciliation bill currently making its way through Congress would, among other things, raise reimbursement for physicians under Medicare next year.

That’s good news for patients. Many of their physicians have been leaving private practice, thanks in no small part to declining reimbursement from Medicare. The public program has cut pay for independent physicians in each of the last five years.

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About the American Independent Medical Practice Association

The American Independent Medical Practice Association is a physician-led national advocacy organization representing more than 600 independent medical practices that provide quality, affordable health care for more than 25 million patients each year.

These independent practices are critical access points for health care across the country — at more than 4,200 medical office locations and over 575 independent ambulatory surgery centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia.

We advocate on behalf of more than 12,000 physicians caring for patients in the fields of Primary Care and Internal Medicine as well as the specialties of Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology, Urology, Urgent Care, Vascular Medicine, and Women’s Health.

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