Healthcare DIVE March 17, 2025
Susanna Vogel

Industry groups mostly supported the proposal to link payment increases for physicians to the Medicare Economic Index minus 1 percentage point.

Dive Brief:

  • The Medicare Advisory Payment Commission, which advises Congress on Medicare policy, is recommending tying the rate of physician and other health professionals’ payment increases in 2026 to the Medicare Economic Index minus 1 percentage point, according to its annual report released Thursday.
  • Provider groups have been pushing MedPAC to tie payment increases to the MEI, saying rate increases need to better keep up with the costs of providing care. However, groups are split as to whether the recommendation goes far enough in addressing rising costs.
  • MedPAC also recommended Congress boost hospital payment rates by the...

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