Medicare physician pay should be increased yearly, with the increase based on the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), a measure of healthcare inflation, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said in a report to Congressopens in a new tab or window released on Thursday. “In our March 2025 reportopens in a new tab or window to the Congress, the commission recommended that the Congress, for 2026, replace current-law updates for PFS [physician fee schedule] services with a single update equal to MEI minus 1 percentage point,” the report noted. “That recommendation applies only to one year — 2026.”
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Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/116028