Commission Releases March 2025 Report to Congress with Recommendations for Payment Adequacy Updates, Removal of Freestanding IPF Limits

Commission Releases March 2025 Report to Congress with Recommendations for Payment Adequacy Updates, Removal of Freestanding IPF Limits

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its March 2025 Report to Congress. The first nine chapters review Medicare payment policy, payment adequacy indicators, and the Commission’s recommendations for updating 2026 payments across sectors of fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare. MedPAC recommends higher-than-current-law payment updates for acute care hospitals and physicians, and an update equal to current law for outpatient dialysis facilities…. (Testa, March 13, 2025) #Ambulatory Surgical Centers, #Cost-Sharing, #Costs, #Coverage Decisions, #Home Health, #Hospice, #Hospitals, #Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, #Medicare Advantage, #Medicare Part D, #Physicians, #Primary Care, #Quality, #Readmissions, #Risk Adjustment, #Skilled Nursing Facilities