June 17, 2025
For Immediate Release
New York Physicians Tell Congress: Go Back to the Drawing Board to Ensure Our Patients Get the Care They Need
Statement Attributable to:
David Jakubowicz, MD
MSSNY President
“It was bad enough that the House-passed reconciliation proposal imposes draconian cuts to New York’s Medicaid program and threatens to cause millions to lose health insurance coverage and access to care. Now the US Senate plans to double down on the harm to our healthcare system by deepening Medicaid cuts and completely failing to address the devastating Medicare cuts imposed on physicians over the last several years, which the House bill had at least started to address.
“Hospitals get an inflationary adjustment. Even Medicare Advantage Plans under criminal investigation get an inflationary adjustment. But physicians keep getting pay cuts year after year—for the past 20 years.
“Is it any wonder that physician wait times are going up, and private practices are closing? Congress fails to provide common sense inflationary updates to US doctors and their patients—and they need to go back to the drawing board and work to truly ensure that our patients can receive the care they need.”
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Founded in 1807, the Medical Society of the State of New York is the state’s principal non-profit professional organization for physicians, residents, and medical students of all specialties. Its mission is to represent the interests of patients and physicians to assure quality healthcare services for all.
Media Contact:
Roseann Raia | Manager, Communications
Medical Society of the State of New York
865 Merrick Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
516.488.6100 x302 | [email protected]
Julie Vecchione
Vice President, Communications
Medical Society of the State of New York
865 Merrick Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590
516.488.6100 x340 | [email protected]
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