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- MedPAC Says Medicare Physician Pay Should Account for Inflation
The Medicare Advisory Payment Commission (MedPAC) recommended connecting physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index minus 1 percentage point in 2026, according to a new report released this month.
The report also proposed enacting a March 2023 recommendation to establish safety-net add-on payments under the physician fee schedule for services delivered to low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
MedPAC's latest report comes as the CAP continues to press Congress to reverse the cuts that took effect on January 1. The CAP supports HR 879, the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. This bipartisan bill will stop the latest round of payment cuts and provide physicians with a much-needed two percent payment increase. The CAP supports long-term reform to Medicare physician pay that includes annual updates for inflation.