Advocacy

November 7, 2026

IAP members and a Legislative Committee chair have been elected to serve on the College of American Pathologist (CAP) Federal and State Affairs (FSAC) CAP committee.

A message from Dr. Samuel Franks:

As a IAP member/Legislature chair and CAP-Federal and State Affairs Committee member, I would like to share and highlight the recent news:

As reported in the CAP Advocacy Update, CMS has released the final CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and the news is good!

CMS decided not to revalue CPT codes 88305 and 88307 or make related changes to the surgical pathology code family based on the submitted data. The decision follows concerns raised during the comment period about the underlying data and methodology, as well as the potential impact on patient access to care.

CMS did leave open the possibility of revisiting the issue in future rulemaking. CAP will continue to monitor developments and advocate for a fair, clinically informed valuation process.

Link: https://www.cap.org/advocacy-update/2027-medicare-fee-schedule-finalized/

Thanks, 

Sam

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