American Hospital Association December 5, 2025

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Dec. 4 and 5 discussed draft payment update recommendations for 2027, which the commission will vote on in January. The draft recommendations call for Congress to update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law amount and transition to a safety-net index policy to distribute an additional $1 billion to safety-net hospitals.

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