In this piece, we explore reasons for creating a separate conversion factor within the MPFS, initially for advanced primary ...

The Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible that beneficiaries pay if admitted to the hospital will be $1,736 in 2026, an increase of $60 from $1,676 in 2025. Part A inpatient hospital ...

Medicare Part B premiums will rise by about 10 percent in 2026 according to a notice from the Centers for Medicare and ...

It’s official. Medicare costs will eat up much of older Americans’ Social Security cost-of-living increase next year. The ...

Let’s start with the headline figure that’s got everyone talking: The conversion factor dropped to $32.3465 for 2025 from $33.2875 in 2024. This 2.83% reduction might seem modest in isolation, but ...

This is part two of a three-part article on policy issues in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The topics covered include: the role a technical expert panel could play in modernizing the fee ...

On October 31, 2025, CMS finalized its 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, outlining payment updates, telehealth changes, behavioral health expansions and adjustments affecting clinicians across care ...

Medicare beneficiaries are set to see their Part B premiums rise significantly next year, according to an announcement from ...

After issuing the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on October 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has now published templates ...

Hospital groups and patient advocacy organizations clashed over potential benefits and harms of the latest Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD, president of the AAD, discusses the impact of the 2025 physician fee schedule. The ...

Medicare premiums are based on taxable income and a sudden increase can raise your costs. So if you are considering a Roth ...