5-Steps to Prepare for CMS’s 2027 Insidious Campaign to Cut Orthopedic and Spine Reimbursement

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and the headline numbers look almost modest: a 1.19% reduction in the conversion factor for qualifying alternative payment model participants and a 1.68% reduction for everyone else.