This webinar will provide AMGA members with an understanding of the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, including the following key topics:
~Overview of the proposed CY 2027 conversion factors: $33.17 for qualifying Advanced APM participants (a 1.19% decrease) and $32.84 for non-qualifying participants (a 1.68% decrease), driven largely by the expiration of the temporary 2.5% CY 2026 statutory payment increase
~Proposed overhaul of practice expense (PE) relative value unit methodology, including changes to indirect PE allocation and a phase-out of the Indirect Practice Cost Index
~Proposed reforms to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (ACO) benchmarking and financial methodology, including new guardrails on the accountable care prospective trend
~Proposed changes to the Quality Payment Program, including sunsetting traditional MIPS reporting after the CY 2028 performance period in favor of MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs)
~Proposed refinements to the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) responding to CY 2026 stakeholder feedback
~Proposed telehealth policy changes, including added flexibility for teaching physician and resident supervision, and an increase to the Medicare telehealth originating site facility fee
~How and when to submit comments ahead of the September 14, 2026 deadline