What This Year's Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Means for ACOs

This year's proposed physician fee schedule includes a wide range of changes that could affect accountable care organizations, clinicians, and Medicare beneficiaries—from updates to financial methodology and quality measurement to new ideas for prospective payment and specialty care.

In this episode, Coral's Joy Chen and Maria Alexander speak with Jake Quinton, Chief Medical Officer for the Center for Medicare about which proposals matter most, what they signal about CMS’s longer-term vision for accountable care, and where CMS is seeking practical feedback from organizations working on the ground.

Episode Resources:

• CY2027 MPFS Proposed Rule

• How the CY 2027 PFS Proposed Rule Strengthens the Case for ACO Participation

• Strengthening Original Medicare

• CMS PFS fact sheet

• Major themes from a major reg: The CY 2027 PFS proposed rule