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Blog|Articles|July 27, 2026
Medicare's 2027 cut is 1.68 percent. Yours could be 25.
Author(s)Keith A. Reynolds
Fact checked by: Chris Mazzolini, A.C. Baltz
A new Physicians Practice handbook breaks down the 2027 Medicare fee schedule proposal, with worked math on what practices stand to lose.
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Medicare would pay most physicians 1.68% less per service in 2027, but the rate cut is the least of it. Buried in the nearly 1,600-page
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