Value-Based Reimbursement Updates Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

• April 24, 2026

The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule provides insight into how the current administration is thinking about value-based reimbursement. Adam Laughton, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, speaks with Alex Kirkland, Senior Vice President, Coker Group, about the trajectory of value-based reimbursement and what is happening in traditional Medicare under the 2026 MPFS. They discuss issues related to alternative payment models (APMs) and conversion factors, steps that providers need to take to qualify as an APM (including investments in electronic health records and an analysis of costs versus benefits), and compliance considerations. Alex recently co-authored an article in Health Law Connections magazine about this topic. From AHLA’s Physician Organizations Practice Group.