CMS Final Rule - 2026 Calendar Year Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Published: 11/04/2025

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its, Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which includes policies for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for the 2026 performance year (PY) and beyond.

The rule will be published on November 5, 2025, in the Federal Register.

2026 Policy Highlights:

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS):

  • The addition of 5 new quality measures, substantive changes to 30 quality measures, removal o

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