By Matt Fisher – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its proposed 2027 Physician Fee Schedule for Medicare (the 27 PFS) on July 14, 2026. The 27 PFS contained a pretty big surprise: a complete shift in approach to the two primary modes of remote monitoring: remote physiologic monitoring and remote therapeutic monitoring.
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ATA Action sounds alarm as CMS’ PFS Proposed Rule threatens to reverse bipartisan congressional gains on remote patient monitoring.
By Amy Ardisana – CMS has released the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, proposing several changes to the QPP and its reporting frameworks. Unlike previous years marked by extensive regulatory overhauls, CMS has proposed a limited number of policies, emphasizing its commitment to program stability while continuing the strategic transformation of healthcare quality measurement.
By James Pelletier – CMS’s 2025 rule focuses on refining the QPP to support improved interoperability, reducing reporting burdens, and increasing flexibility for participants. For MIPS, MVPs, and APMs, the updates emphasize quality, efficiency, and tailored reporting options.
CMS issued the Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which would significantly expand access to behavioral health services, Accountable Care Organizations, cancer screening, and dental care – particularly in rural and underserved areas.
By Lucy Zielinski – The new CMS 2021 Physician Fee Schedule went into effect on January 1, 2021. Most of the final rule consists of expected policy refinements, but the regulations do include some significant changes that will impact medical practice productivity, strategy and revenue.
Register for this Medicare Learning Network (MLN) event: Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Understanding 4 Key Topics Listening Session
On November 1, 2019, CMS issued a final rule that includes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) effective on or after January 1, 2020.
CMS finalizes changes to advance innovation, restore focus on patients. Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program will shift clinicians’ time from completing unnecessary paperwork to providing innovative, high-quality patient care.