Discussion Draft of Medicare Physician Pay Bill Would Provide Inflationary Update, Increase Budget Neutrality, and Reform MIPS
May 22, 2026 | |
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