NANS Members: Visit the NANS eLearning platform to download a workbook with full details of how Medicare changes affect neuromodulation, pain, evaluation and management and telemedicine in 2026.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, effective January 1, 2026, introducing a new –2.5% “efficiency adjustment” that will reduce reimbursement for many surgical and procedural specialties.