The Trump administration has released Medicare’s proposed physician payment rule for 2027. Buried in the hundreds of pages of technical regulations is a familiar outcome — another cut in what physicians will be paid to care for seniors.
Under the proposal, Medicare’s basic payment rate would fall by as much as 1.7%.
That may sound like a minor budgeting issue. It isn’t. Repeated payment cuts make it harder for Medicare beneficiaries to find a doctor — and place more independent practices under pressure to sell to hospitals.
