HFMA Comments on Revisions to Payment Policies under the CY 2026 Medicare PFS, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B

HFMA Comments on Revisions to Payment Policies under the CY 2026 Medicare PFS, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B

In a September 10, 2025, letter to CMS, HFMA submitted comments pertaining to Proposed Rule CMS-1832-P Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2026. HFMA evaluates all payment proposals against its five principles of an effective payment system: quality, alignment of incentives, fairness and sustainability, simplification, and societal benefit. In the l…

Tell CMS to preserve access to high-quality patient care

This week, ACG, AGA, and ASGE submitted joint recommendations in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CY2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) proposed rules.Our letters emphasized the urgency to improve practice issues and payment rates for gastroenterologists in 2026. We expect CMS to release the final Medicare rules la…