Healthcare DIVE January 16, 2026
The congressional advisory group wants Congress to approve a 0.5 percentage point increase for doctors in Medicare next year.
Dive Brief:
- An influential congressional advisory group voted on Thursday to recommend that Medicare increase physician reimbursement next year, but retreated from its previous position that annual payment updates should be linked to inflation — a reform long sought by doctors.
- Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted 15-2 to support a 0.5 percentage point increase to Medicare’s physician reimbursement in 2027 above current law. If Congress takes MedPAC’s advice, physicians would see their base rates increase between 0.75% and 1.25% next year, depending on whether or not they participate in value-based arrangements.
- Physician groups said they welcomed any...
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