Policy Snapshot
May 22, 2026
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Policy Snapshot
May 22, 2026
House Holds Medicare Physician Pay Hearing
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on May 20 examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and MACRA, the 2015 law meant to end the cycle of annual congressional "doc fixes." Members of both parties agreed that the current system is broken and needs to be changed....
Policy Snapshot
May 18, 2026
Reminder: Tell Congress to Stabilize Medicare Clinician Payments
This week, Congress will hold hearings on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This is an ideal opportunity to urge them to support the bipartisan Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163), introduced by Reps. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY). The bill would modernize Medicare clinician ...
Policy Snapshot
May 18, 2026
CY 2024 Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period Is Open
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opened the calendar year (CY) 2024 Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period. You can preview your CY 2024 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information before it appears in the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) and on clinician and group profile pages o...
Spotlight
May 15, 2026
PALTmed Offers New Vice President Career Fulfillment and a Network to Learn From
Dallas Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD, FPALTC—PALTmed’s new vice president—has been a member for many years. She credits the organization with taking her career to new heights and for providing her with a network that has helped her grow both professionally and personally.
Policy Snapshot
May 11, 2026
HHS Moves to Reduce Psychiatric Overprescribing
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new action plan focused on psychiatric prescribing practices. As part of the initiative, HHS agencies will review prescribing trends for psychiatric drugs, examining both their effectiveness and possible risks. The department also emphasized exp...
Policy Snapshot
May 11, 2026
Electronic Prior Authorization Improvements: Get Involved and Start Testing
The current prior authorization process can create unnecessary delays and burden for providers. This past summer, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Thomas Keane announced a health-care industry pledge with major health plans fr...
Policy Snapshot
May 11, 2026
Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Toolkit Materials
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): See the Medicare Shared Savings Program Application Toolkit to get resources for the upcoming application submission cycle.
Policy Snapshot
May 11, 2026
Upcoming Medicare Model Application Deadlines
The deadlines for the LEAD (Long-Term Enhanced Design) Model, the ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Model, and the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) ELEVATE (Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence) Model are imminent.
Caring for the Ages
May 4, 2026
