Chairmen Guthrie and Griffith Announce Hearing to Examine Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and MACRA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, announced a hearing titled Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms.

“As the Committee continues working to improve care for seniors, this hearing will examine efforts under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) to reform Medicare physician payment and explore current challenges in the Medicare physician fee schedule,” said Chairmen Guthrie and Griffith. “Despite efforts in MACRA to move past annual ‘doc fixes’ and enhance seniors’ quality of care, we have continued to see physician payment instability in the Medicare program. This uncertainty, in addition to other regulatory burdens, creates challenges for providers and, ultimately, the beneficiaries they serve. This hearing will examine these long-standing challenges and help identify solutions to stabilize physician payment and protect seniors’ access to care.”

Subcommittee on Health hearing titled Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms.

WHAT: Subcommittee on Health hearing to build upon our Affordability Series hearing with health care providers by examining Medicare physician payment issues and reforms enacted in MACRA.

DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

TIME: 2:00 PM ET

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

This notice is at the direction of the Chairman. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at energycommerce.house.gov. If you have any questions concerning this hearing, please contact Annabelle Huffman with the Committee staff at Annabelle.Huffman@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Katie West at Katie.West@mail.house.gov.