Commission Examines Recent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes that Affect Primary Care

Commission Examines Recent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes that Affect Primary Care

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) convened a session on recent changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) affecting primary care. Staff examined the use of care management and related billing codes and the effects of the 2021 increases in payment for office/outpatient evaluation and management (E&M) visits, focusing on how these policies have affected revenue across clinician specialties… (Testa, November 5, 2026) #Care Coordination, #Costs, #Delivery Reform, #Mid-Level Practitioners, #Physicians, #Primary Care, #Program Integrity, #Workforce