Cast your predictions for 2026!

A flurry of payment and policy changes are coming in 2026, from significant place of service (POS) pay disparities to revamped incident-to billing rules and much more.

How will your practice react to the changes in the new year? Take the Part B News 2026 Predictions Survey and let us know about the changes, challenges and opportunities you’re facing.

Note: All respondents will receive a complimentary E/M Quick Reference Card.

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* 1. The 2026 Part B conversion factor is set to increase by up to 3.8%. How do you plan to respond? (Check all that apply.)

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* 2. Which new or revised E/M and E/M-adjacent services do you plan to report in 2026? (Check all that apply.)

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* 3. Which new procedures do you plan to perform and report in 2026? (Check all that apply)

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* 4. Medicare claims figures show that practices reported add-on visit complexity code G2211 more than 26 million times in the code’s first active year in 2024. What percentage of E/M office visits did you report G2211 with in CY 2025?

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* 5. Do you use artificial intelligence (AI) in your practice? Please check all that apply.

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* 6. A provider’s 2026 conversion factors will be based on whether the provider participated in a qualifying alternative payment model (APM) in 2024. Which conversion factor will your providers receive next year?

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* 7. In 2026, CMS will implement an “efficiency adjustment” that reduces the work relative value units (wRVU) for all physician fee schedule services except: E/M encounters, time-based services, telehealth services and services that are new in 2026. How do you think this will impact your practice? (Check all that apply.)

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* 8. What percentage of Medicare Part B services do your providers perform in the facility setting (hospital, ambulatory surgical center, nursing facility, etc)?

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* 9. In 2026, Medicare will expand its temporary virtual direct supervision exception and make it a permanent rule. Supervising physicians and QHPs will be able to meet the "immediately available" requirement through a real-time, two-way audio and video connection for procedures that don’t have global surgery indicators of 010 or 090. How will your practice respond?

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* 10. The telehealth waivers that expired Oct. 1, 2025, have been reinstated until Jan. 30, 2026. How will your practice respond?

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* 11. Please share the biggest challenges that you anticipate facing your medical group in 2026. (Select your top 3 answers.)

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* 12. What area will represent the greatest compliance risk to practices in 2026? (Select your top 3 answers.)

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* 13. What other predictions do you have for physician practices or the health care industry in 2026? Or what would you like to see happen in 2026?

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* 14. Please state your specialty:

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* 15. How many physicians and non-physician practitioners are in your practice?

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* 16. Please share your contact information below, including your email address to receive a complimentary E/M Quick Reference Card. (Note: A Part B News editor may contact you to follow up on your survey responses. However, all survey responses will remain confidential.)

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