HR. 9693In Committee
Patients First Act of 2026
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Modify Medicare physician fee schedule payments and incentives by creating temporary hybrid primary care payments, revising MIPS, and tying annual updates more closely to inflation
Key points
- Establish hybrid primary care payments
- Modify MIPS performance adjustments
- Limit annual adjustment factor changes
- Increase inflation based fee updates
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2026-07-15 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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