Reinforcing medicine’s ongoing frustrations, if finalized as proposed, Medicare physician payment in 2027 will see another overall decrease, while the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will be shelved in favor of a revised MIPS Value Pathways (MVP) reporting program in 2029, per the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule published on July 16 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Texas Medical Association has initiated analysis of the 700-plus-page document, and plans to issue a comment letter by CMS’s Sept. 14 deadline advocating on behalf of its more than 60,000 member physicians. Read more.
TMA Comment Letter to CMS Re: Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposal (Sept. 14, 2026)
AMA Federation Sign-On Letter: Support for H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act (Sept. 14, 2026)
Modifier 25 Services Slashed in 2027 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposal
Fact Sheet: Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2027 Modifier 25 Payment Changes
Pay Cut, MIPS Phaseout, More Proposed in 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule