Healthcare Innovation December 15, 2025
Pietje Kobus

Healthcare organizations sent a letter to Congress advocating for the preservation of the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s efficiency adjustment

In a letter dated December 15, addressed to Congress, national and state organizations urged Congressional leaders to protect the efficiency adjustment implemented by the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).

“For decades, the PFS has consistently undervalued primary care, behavioral health and other time-based services relative to many other services,” the organizations noted in the letter to leaders from both parties in the House and Senate. “This rule does not solve every problem in the PFS, but this provision helps move the system toward greater support for primary care.”

“Today, more and more Americans struggle to access the type of...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Primary care, Provider
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