Next year’s Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes a 2.5% increase in physician pay, promising a “slight” bump in earnings ...

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

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 ...

Soviet-style price controls have resulted in shortages in the supply of physician services. Fortunately, there are a number ...

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 ...

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is a big deal. The fee schedule determines what services are covered for what price. When setting the fee schedule, policymakers seek to balance a number of goals ...

While virtual care grew 31-fold at nine health systems, total Medicare utilization there rose by just 0.25 visits per beneficiary, the American Telemedicine Association found. In the non-peer-reviewed ...

Original Medicare primarily operates on a fee-for-service (FFS) system, billing for each service provided. Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans also use this payment model via private FFS plans.

Integra LifeSciences (IART) commends the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, on its Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule ...

Choosing between Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare is a huge decision. We compare costs, doctor networks, and extra ...

Medicare Part D claims significantly underreport opioid dispensing for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities after hospitalizations, according to a September research letter published in the ...