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CMS sets 2027 Medicare physician pay cut at 2.31%
CMS has finalized its 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which sets payment rules for physicians in the Medicare program.
The final rule sets a 2.31% cut to physician pay, larger than the agency proposed in July.
CMS also scaled back a planned cut for same-day visits.
It delayed a ban on vendor-run remote monitoring by two years.
Most provisions are due to take effect January 1, 2027.
The changes will affect Medicare physician payments and the specified visit and monitoring rules; no further next steps are stated.
CMS set the 2027 Medicare physician pay cut at 2.31% in its final rule.
The agency released the rule on Nov. 4, 2026.
The cut is deeper than CMS proposed in July.
CMS scaled back a planned cut to same-day visits and delayed a ban on vendor-run remote monitoring by two years.
Most provisions take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
- Who
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
- What
- CMS finalized a 2.31% cut to 2027 Medicare physician pay.
- When
- The final rule was released Nov. 4, 2026. Most provisions take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
CMS proposed a smaller physician pay cut.
CMS released its final rule for the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Most provisions of the rule are due to take effect.
- Final pay cut
- 2.31%
- Final rule released
- Nov. 4, 2026
- Most provisions take effect
- Jan. 1, 2027
- Remote-monitoring ban delay
- Two years
- Same-day visit cut
- Scaled back