Physicians Practice January 17, 2025
The plan presents a raise for 2026, with additional money for primary care.
Primary care physicians could get a financial boost if Congress were to base Medicare reimbursement on the Medicare Economic Index and add payments to doctors treating low-income beneficiaries.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted Jan. 16 to recommend Congress alter the way physicians are compensated through the program for seniors aged 65 years and older.
MedPAC recommended:
- For calendar year 2026, replace the current law payment rate with a single update equal to the projected increase in the MEI minus one percentage point.
- Enact MedPAC’s March 2023 recommendation to establish safety-net add-on payments for services delivered to low-income Medicare beneficiaries. That plan recommended an additional...
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