Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026

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.

2026-04-30

The proposal would replace Medicare's current system for paying doctors based on quality metrics with a new approach that uses data to determine physician payments, potentially rewarding doctors who demonstrate better patient outcomes and efficiency. This change would affect how Medicare compensates the roughly one million doctors who treat Medicare patients, potentially shifting financial incentives in how medical care is delivered. The bill is currently under review by two congressional committees that handle healthcare and budget matters.