Modernizing The Medicare Fee Schedule: A Reply To Childers And Coauthors Robert A. Berenson,Kevin J. Hayes,Laura Skopec,Mary Jo Braid-Forbes,andStephen Zuckerman September 16, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/modernizing-medicare-fee-schedule-reply-childers-and-coauthors?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_5rKPRlQh3Bl7T0R5mnL2eIZiEPjbC1_Fy7kihYOhvmA4GX2-ZSVCtgVtaKaYMxBpXaWPiMYH2j0RIzcX0jNJsbkouuA&_hsmi=439651014&utm_source=hasu Our interest has not been to seek directly to narrow the compensation differentials that favor certain specialties over primary care, but rather to correct the inaccuracies in relative value units across the fee schedule, regardless of where the chips fall.