Becker's Healthcare January 11, 2024
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission called on Congress in a Jan.11 vote to update its 2025 Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the existing amount under law plus 1.5%, according to the American Hospital Association.
MedPAC’s recommendations to Congress resurfaced it’s additional $4 billion recommendation to safety net hospitals through transitioning to a Medicare safety net index policy. It also suggested reducing 2025 payment rates for home health agencies by 7%, skilled nursing facilities by 3%, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities by 5%.
For physicians and other health professional services, MedPAC recommendated updating 2025 payments by half the Medicare economic index increase. For services provided to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, MedPAC suggested enacting a non-budget-neutral add-on...
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