Budget bill would peg physician pay to MEI; might mean raise in 2026
Effective Jun 5, 2025
Published Jun 9, 2025
Last Reviewed Jun 5, 2025
The budget bill passed on May 22 in the U.S. House of Representatives, now being considered by the Senate, has a proposed change to the physician fee schedule conversion factor (CF) that, while it doesn’t appear to do anything about low reimbursement rates in 2025, promises some relief in 2026 and possibly in years to follow. But experts caution that the gains may not be what they at first appear.
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