Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies

On September 12, 2025, the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF), together with 20 other leading patient advocacy and professional societies, submitted formal comments and recommendations to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., for consideration in the final Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. Incorporating the recommended codes would represent the most significant advancement in bone health policy in decades, leading to improved care, better outcomes, and reduced costs for the nearly two million Medicare beneficiaries affected.

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