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.

Congressional bill could reverse Medicare cuts and increase physician pay
A bill in Congress would reverse the 2025 Medicare cuts and increase physician pay, but a March deadline looms to make this happen.
Medicare Advantage faces criticism for administrative burdens, pushing doctors to opt out
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Senior Vice of Government Affairs, Anders Gilberg, explains the frustration surrounding the Medicare Advantage program.
MGMA's perspective on CMS’s 2030 shift to value-based care
Anders Gilberg, Senior Vice of Government Affairs at Medical Group Management Association, explains the issues that will complicate moving Medicare from fee-for-service to value-based care models in five years.
Congress hesitates on long-term telemedicine expansion admid advocacy push
Congress temporarily extended telemedicine provisions until March amid lobby efforts by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and others to make the provisions permanent.
MGMA concerned by 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Senior Vice of Government Affairs, Anders Gilberg, explains MGMA’s 28-page letter to CMS on issues with the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

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.

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.

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.

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).

MGMA Announces 2018-2019 Board of Directors

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

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.

MGMA: Most practice leaders unware of direct primary care

A poll conducted by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) found most medical practice professionals aren’t aware of the direct primary care (DPC) model where patients pay a flat fee in exchange for easier access to their primary care doctor.

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

Congressional bill could reverse Medicare cuts and increase physician pay

Medicare Advantage faces criticism for administrative burdens, pushing doctors to opt out

MGMA's perspective on CMS’s 2030 shift to value-based care

Congress hesitates on long-term telemedicine expansion admid advocacy push

MGMA concerned by 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule