Discussion Draft of Medicare Physician Pay Bill Would Provide Inflationary Update, Increase Budget Neutrality, and Reform MIPS

Discussion Draft of Medicare Physician Pay Bill Would Provide Inflationary Update, Increase Budget Neutrality, and Reform MIPS

A discussion draft of Medicare physician payment reform legislation led by Reps. John Joyce (R-PA), Greg Murphy (R-NC) and Kim Schrier (D-WA) has been circulated by Politico. The bill would enact several reforms that doctors have been requesting for years, including: Increasing primary care payment; Providing an inflationary update to physician payment tied to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI); Increasing the budget neutrality threshold;… (McClurg, May 22, 2026) #Physicians, #Primary Care, #Quality