CMS announces 2027 Medicare pay cut as ACR decries ‘breaking point’ for physicians

The newly proposed Medicare fee schedule for 2027 would cut physician pay by 1.68%, or 1.19% for those participating in qualifying alternative payment models, according to a fact sheet released by CMS.The projected Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for 2027, which CMS unveiled July 14, includes a conversion factor of $33.17 for physicians who participate in qualifying alternative payment