MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2026
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Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural providers and beneficiaries. Addresses payment adequacy for Medicare fee-for-service payment systems, Medicare Advantage (MA), and Medicare Part D. Includes mandated reports on the impact of regulatory changes to the home health prospective payment system and dual-eligible special needs plans.
Date
03/2026
Organization
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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· Healthcare business and finance
· Healthcare facilities
· Home health
· Hospice and palliative care
· Hospitals
· Inpatient care
· Long-term care
· Medicaid
· Medicare
· Outpatient care
· Pharmacy and prescription drugs
· Physicians
· Policy
· Post-acute care
· Reimbursement and payment models
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data