Here are 20 recent statistics and updates regarding physician compensation heading into 2026: 1. CMS released its final rule for 2026 Medicare payments under the physician fee schedule, including two ...

McDermott+ is pleased to bring you Regs & Eggs, a weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis. Click here to subscribe to future blog posts. July 2, 2025 – There has been a lot of talk recently ...

CMS released its final rule for 2026 Medicare payments under the physician fee schedule, including two separate conversion factors, Oct. 31. Twelve things to know: 1. CMS will implement two separate ...

Beginning in CY 2026, CMS proposes to implement two separate conversion factors: one for qualifying alternative payment model participants and one for physicians and practitioners who are not ...

The conversion factor under the new fee fix is $36.8729, effective retroactively to June 1 and expiring November 30, according to an e-mail from CMS. This figure, reflecting a 2.2 percent fee increase ...