Adjusts how Medicare pays doctors based on economic changes starting in 2026.
This bill would change how Medicare pays doctors and other medical professionals. Starting in 2026, the yearly updates to how much Medicare pays would be tied to a measure of economic changes called the Medicare Economic Index. This aims to make payment updates more consistent and predictable for providers, which could affect the services Medicare patients receive.
Today, Medicare uses two separate payment calculation factors for doctors until the end of 2025, and the annual updates to these payments are not directly tied to economic changes doctors face. After this bill, starting in 2026, Medicare would use a single payment calculation factor for doctors, and its annual updates would be directly based on the estimated percentage increase in the Medicare Economic Index, which tracks medical practice costs.
HR 6160 · 119th Congress · November 19, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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