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CY 2026 physician fee schedule proposed rule: What to expect, how to prepare
On July 14, 2025, CMS issued its calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule, and with it comes several significant changes to Medicare payment policies, most notably a 3.8% payment increase for physicians in alternative payment models (APM) and a 3.3% increase for those in non-APMs payment models. In this blog post, we’ll dive into some of the most important proposals within the 1,800-page CMS physician fee schedule proposed rule.