As policymakers increasingly recognize primary care’s critical role in improving outcomes and reducing costs, long-overdue reforms to Medicare’s payment structure are now in motion.
This issue brief from the Primary Care Collaborative examines two landmark efforts: the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule and the Pay PCPs Act.
The side-by-side comparison highlights key provisions on clinician time valuation, practice costs, hybrid payment models, behavioral health integration and patient cost sharing.
