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2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Review

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AMA Provides Review of 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

~ The AMA recently released a comprehensive review of the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final rule detailing the impact of each provision. Additionally, CMS has issued a table with the overall impact by specialty.

All physicians will benefit from the positive conversion factor updates for 2026, including a 3.77 percent increase for
advanced alternative payment model (APM) qualifying participants (QPs) and a 3.26 percent increase for all other
physicians. The conversion factor increases reflect:

• A temporary 2.5 percent pay bump passed by Congress in H.R. 1;
• Small, permanent updates to the baseline as required under the Medicare Access and CHIP
  Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2025, including a 0.75 percent increase for QPs and a 0.25 percent
  increase for all other physicians; and
• A positive 0.49 percent budget neutrality adjustment.

Read more on OSMA’s website and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ website

MCMS is proud to collaborate with OSMA to amplify support and resources for the next generation of physicians!