Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) serves members, customers, and the healthcare community as a trusted partner by delivering insights, solutions, and advocacy to achieve medical practice excellence. MGMA advocates for priority issues affecting medical groups in Washington, D.C. and assists members in meeting the challenges posed by today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment.

Industry groups applaud bill connecting Medicare payments to inflation
Healthcare groups are applauding a bill in the House of Representatives that would ensure Medicare payments are tied to inflation.
Healthcare industry reacts to PHE ending in May
MGMA and AHA discuss how the end of the PHE will impact healthcare stakeholders.
VIDEO: Top priorities for the Medical Group Management Association in 2022
Claire Ernst, director of government affairs, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), explains the list of priorities for the association, include staving off the large Medicare reimbursement cuts, continuation of telehealth reimbursements, and revamping prior authorizations.
Healthcare groups react to prior authorization proposed rule
Healthcare groups are largely excited by a new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that aims to streamline prior authorization and reduce burden on healthcare providers.
Providers face ‘ominous reality’ of payment cuts as CMS finalizes 2023 Physician Fee Schedule
Physicians are now bracing for payment cuts after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule for the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule.

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.

97% of physician practices experiencing financial hardship during pandemic, ‘shocking’ survey finds

Another 55% said they’ve endured decreases in revenue since the public emergency started in the U.S. last month, and 60% reported dips in patient volume.

April 14, 2020

ACR ‘pleased’ with $2T coronavirus relief act, awaits further guidance for beleaguered radiology practices

In a statement sent to Radiology Business, the college said it looks forward to “swift regulatory action” that will spell out how imaging practices and hospitals can apply for relief.

March 27, 2020

Doctor wearing a COVID N95 mask in the hospital. #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Sarscov2

Radiologists, other docs implore feds to bolster dwindling personal protective equipment supplies

A recent poll from the Medical Group Management Association found that a staggering 89% of practice leaders are facing a shortage of such PPE.

March 23, 2020

Telehealth benefits expanded during coronavirus crisis

The Trump administration expanded telehealth benefits coverage under Medicare in order to treat patients without traveling to a healthcare facility and risk catching or spreading the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

March 17, 2020

Physician practice leaders ‘alarmed’ by skyrocketing cost of prior authorization policies

A new analysis estimates that the price tag for radiologists and other specialties to manually generate a prior authorization increased 60% between 2018 and 2019.

January 24, 2020

Medicare reimbursements don’t cover the cost of care

Medicare payments in 2019 aren’t likely to cover the cost of delivering care for two-thirds of medical practices, according to a survey from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

January 22, 2019

MGMA Announces 2018-2019 Board of Directors

Today, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) proudly announces its 2018-2019 Board of Directors.

October 22, 2018

MGMA survey: Nursing staff see a 19% increase in total compensation

New data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)’s DataDive Management and Staff Compensation highlights a 19 percent increase in total compensation for nursing staff between 2015 and 2017.

June 21, 2018

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

Industry groups applaud bill connecting Medicare payments to inflation

Healthcare industry reacts to PHE ending in May

VIDEO: Top priorities for the Medical Group Management Association in 2022

Healthcare groups react to prior authorization proposed rule

Providers face ‘ominous reality’ of payment cuts as CMS finalizes 2023 Physician Fee Schedule