Subcommittee Discusses Bipartisan Legislation on Medicare Physician Payment, Rural Obstetric Emergency Readiness, Cybersecurity Improvements, and More

Subcommittee Discusses Bipartisan Legislation on Medicare Physician Payment, Rural Obstetric Emergency Readiness, Cybersecurity Improvements, and More

The House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Health Subcommittee convened a hearing to discuss a slate of bipartisan Medicare physician payment and cybersecurity. Below are takeaways from the member discussion: Members from both parties and the witnesses strongly supported the Patients First Act Medicare physician payment reform bill that would provide inflationary updates to physician payment tied to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), increase… (McClurg, September 16, 2026) #Health Information Technology, #Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), #Physicians, #Primary Care, #Quality