Medicare would use a renamed score system to raise or lower doctor payments starting in 2028. Patients would not pay more per service because of these score changes. Some small practices could get extra money, but only in years when the program has net savings.
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Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Latest action on H.R. 8622: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects doctors, clinicians, and small medical practices that get paid through Medicare's physician fee schedule. It also affects the Department of Health and Human Services, which would run the system and write future rules. Patients would still be affected by how Medicare pays clinicians, but their per-service deductibles and coinsurance would not change because of DPPS adjustments.
Why this matters: This matters because Medicare's score system can change how much doctors get paid. Those payment changes can shape how practices spend money on quality, technology, and care coordination. The bill tries to make parts of the system more predictable and protect patients from higher cost-sharing tied to scores. But the effect on small practices is uncertain because extra support depends on whether the program has savings in a given year.
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Officially: Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026
Medicare would use a renamed score system to raise or lower doctor payments starting in 2028. Patients would not pay more per service because of these score changes. Some small practices could get extra money, but only in years when the program has net savings.
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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (4/30/2026)
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