04/28/2026
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has submitted a formal letter to Greg Murphy, MD, sponsor of H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, expressing strong support for the legislation.
In the letter, ASIPP highlights ongoing concerns related to physician reimbursement and patient access to care, including:
• Declining reimbursement: Physician payment has decreased by 33% since 2001 when adjusted for inflation, with additional 2% sequestration cuts each year and looming 4% PAYGO cuts each year based on the Congressional Budget Office report.
• Rising practice costs: Medical inflation has significantly outpaced general inflation, with healthcare costs increasing by 121.3% compared to 86.1% for consumer goods and services. Practice costs have increased 56% from 2001 to 2025, while reimbursement has declined 33% overall and 41% for interventional pain physicians, with supply costs rising 78%.
• Access to care challenges: Current Medicare reimbursement policies are contributing to the closure of community-based practices, which is reducing patient access to high-quality interventional pain management services—particularly in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting.
ASIPP emphasizes that H.R. 8163 would help stabilize physician reimbursement by modernizing Medicare payment policies, including increasing the budget neutrality threshold, indexing it to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), and ensuring more frequent updates to practice expense inputs used in RVU calculations.
The letter underscores the importance of supporting independent physician practices to ensure continued access to high-quality, evidence-based pain care.
Read the full letter: https://ow.ly/IZ0O50YR68X
