With the publication of the proposed Physician Fee schedule (PFS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a 1.68% payment cut for most physicians in calendar year 2027.
ACEP comments urge CMS to work with legislators to stop harmful cuts to emergency physician payment and help deliver meaningful long-term reform, acknowledging that Congressional action is required to give CMS the statutory authority to make changes. Read the brief summary.
Why it matters: The proposed changes affect payment rates and bonuses, practice expense methodology and quality reporting, and more. These recurring cuts to payment rates are unsustainable.
ACEP will make sure that CMS and legislators hear directly from you.
What’s next? We call on Congress to pursue both short- and long-term fixes to stabilize Medicare physician payment, prevent the proposed cut for calendar year 2027, and pursue permanent legislative reforms.
CMS typically finalizes this type of rule in November, effective the following January.
