AMCP Comments on CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule

On September 9, 2025, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released the “Make Our Children Healthy Again (MOCHA) Strategy,” which follows an earlier report that assessed key drivers of childhood chronic disease, including poor diet, chemical exposure, lack of physical activity and chronic stress, and overmedicalization. Executive Order 14212, signed by President Trump on February 13, tasks the commission with providing government-wide recommendations on policy and strategy to address the identified contributing causes and end the childhood chronic disease crisis.

On August 28, Chairman Crapo announced that Secretary Kennedy would testify before the Senate Finance Committee to preview the Trump administration’s 2026 health care agenda, including the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative.

With the end of August recess, Members of Congress returned to Washington D.C. this week to tackle government funding and the remaining policy priorities not included in the One Big Beautiful reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1).