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CMS finalises 2027 physician fee schedule with Shared Savings Program changes

🇺🇸 CMS · Wed 04 Nov 2026

The agency's CY 2027 final rule, CMS-1848-F, amends the Medicare Shared Savings Program with the aim of speeding up accountable care and linking spending to value.

The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, designated CMS-1848-F, on 4 November 2026.

According to the agency's fact sheet, the rule includes changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program. CMS says these are intended to accelerate accountable care and to align spending with value in Original Medicare.

The fact sheet on file summarises only the Shared Savings Program elements of the rule. It does not describe the specific policy changes, and it contains no pharmacovigilance or product-safety content. Details on the provisions, timelines and any effects on participants will need to be checked in the full final rule text.

As context, the Shared Savings Program is the Medicare scheme under which groups of providers can form accountable care organisations to coordinate care for Original Medicare beneficiaries.

What it means for your team

  • Market-access and reimbursement teams should review the full CMS-1848-F text, as the fact sheet gives only a high-level summary of the Shared Savings Program changes.
  • The stated aim of aligning spending with value in Original Medicare may be relevant to how accountable care organisations approach cost and utilisation.
  • Pharmacovigilance and quality teams have no direct action from this item, which contains no safety content.

Official source: CMS ↗

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