Office-Based Facility Association

The Office-Based Facility Association is a coalition of practitioners and affiliated entities involved in providing office-based specialty care.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

Thank you, @RepJoyceMD, for recognizing the importance of H.R. 7863 in today's hearing. We agree, H.R. 7863 can be part of overall Medicare Physician Fee Schedule structural reform. #OBFA

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

Thank you, @RepRaulRuizMD, for championing H.R. 7863 and working to maintain patient access to independent physicians in rural and underserved areas. Seniors shouldn't have to drive an hour for care that could safely be delivered close to home. #OBFA

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

Thank you, @RepGusBilirakis, for leading the bipartisan Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act (H.R. 7863). Aligning Medicare payment rates across care settings helps keep patients with their trusted physicians and helps independent practices stay open. #OBFA

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

“Patients shouldn’t be treated like they’re on a conveyor belt.”

Dr. Kasthuri on how collapsing reimbursement is forcing rural private practices to cut staff, cut services, or close entirely. #RuralHealth

Read more: https://t.co/FX6fnGvRl9

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

“Independent office-based practices have been hanging by a thread for too long. Today’s final rule gives them breathing room and recognizes the real cost of overhead in those settings.”�� Dr. Bob Tahara

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

📰 AP NEWS: OBFA Applauds CMS Final Rule Recognizing Indirect Practice Expense; Echoes Call to Remove Supplies & Equipment from PFS

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https://t.co/B9vqaBcpgM

@CMSGov

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

📰From @PNS_News: Report: Consolidation harms private medical practices in rural WA 📉

https://t.co/N91tDff8VV?

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

🚨NEWS ALERT: GAO Report Validates OBFA Warnings: Physician Consolidation Driving Up Healthcare Costs Without Improving Quality

https://t.co/DxjDHrY11T

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

We submitted a comment letter to the @CMSGov on the proposed rule for the CY 2026 #MPFS. We applaud a new #Medicare proposal that could help stop years of harmful payment cuts to independent doctors' offices. You can read the letter here ⬇️
https://t.co/lxujTXRpBp

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

NEW: OBFA Supports New #Medicare Proposal To Help Save Independent Doctor Offices and Protect Patient Access
https://t.co/yK7wN51fOW

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

This reimbursement shortfall has become a primary driver behind the widespread closure and consolidation of independent medical practices.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

Currently, according to @CMSGov's own data, there are 300 office-based services under the PFS that Medicare reimbursement does not even compensate for the direct costs (including supplies and equipment) let alone reimburse the physician for their actual work.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

The impact that the #MPFS cuts on consolidation of the health system is alarming 🚨🚨🚨

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

We need to protect specialists – they cannot continue to see dramatic cuts, manage record inflation, and continue to provide quality care to patients at the same time.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

ICYMI: @AmerUrological joined a growing list of stakeholders supporting the reintroduction of the Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act, a bipartisan bill in the 118th Congress led by @RepGusBilirakis, @RepGregMurphy, & @RepDannyDavis.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

Across the nation, independent and private practice physicians who perform interventional procedures in office settings are shutting down or consolidating due to a fundamental mismatch in Medicare's Physician Fee Schedule.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

In a Dec 2024 letter, key stakeholders endorsed a new site-of-service for office-based interventional care, including: @ASPN_PainNeuro @TheAACU @ACRORadOnc @myAVLS @VenousForum @ASDINNews @ASNKidney @OEISociety @SCAI @SIRspecialists + RPA. Last week, @AmerUrological joined them.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

This reimbursement shortfall has become a primary driver behind the widespread closure and consolidation of independent medical practices.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

Currently, according to @CMSGov's own data, there are 300 office-based services under the PFS that Medicare reimbursement does not even compensate for the direct costs (including supplies and equipment) let alone reimburse the physician for their actual work.

[Office-Based Facility Association @OBFAssn]

Across the nation, independent and private practice physicians who perform interventional procedures in office settings are shutting down or consolidating. This trend stems from a fundamental mismatch in Medicare's Physician Fee Schedule.