FFFM | 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Key Updates and Advocacy Efforts
Description
In this episode of Fighting for Family Medicine, host David Tully, vice president of Government Relations at the AAFP, speaks with Kate Gilliard, the Academy's senior manager for federal policy and regulatory affairs, about the newly finalized 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS). The conversation covers the MPFS' efficiency adjustment policy, adjustments for practice expense and the creation of new add-on codes for advanced primary care management (APCM) services.
Topics By Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Breaking down the 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule
01:14 Understanding the conversion factors
01:59 The catch in the fee schedule
03:07 Efficiency adjustment explained
05:01 Practice expense information
06:44 New add-on codes and cost-sharing
08:43 Conclusion
Additional Resources
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AAFP Voices blog post: Some good news for primary care: the 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule
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AAFP executive summary of the 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule
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