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[UPDATED] CMS Finalizes 3.2% Skilled Nursing Medicare Rate Increase, With Updates to Quality Reporting Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System ...
JD Supra7h
CMS Proposes New Rules for Calculating Average Sales Price for Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) proposed rule on July ...
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CMS issues hospital IPPS final rule for FY 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 31 issued a final rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in fiscal year 2026, compared with FY ...
JD Supra8h
CMS Unveils 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposal: Key Changes Ahead
On July 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule for the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. As expected, there ...
Healio1d
ACR: CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule for 2026 ‘very underwhelming’
The American College of Rheumatology has expressed disappointment in the latest proposed Medicare physician fee schedule from ...
Fierce Healthcare3h
CMS finalizes 2.6% hospital pay bump for FY2026, moves ahead on mandatory TEAM participation
The Trump administration has locked in a 2.6% payment rate increase for inpatient services in the coming fiscal year as well as an industry-opposed mandatory payment model for five common surgical | ...
Healio9d
Q&A: CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule and other Medicare updates for physicians
CMS issued the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or PFS, proposed rule on July 14.It includes a 0.75% increase to the ...
What the Future of Medicaid and Medicare Could Look Like
Tens of millions of Americans rely on the programs, and they have protected the country's most vulnerable populations for over six decades now.
Rainfall Health Applauds CMS For Boldest Action To Improve Medicare In Decades With Launch Of Outcome-Based Care Blueprint
Final rule released today will improve health and reduce costs for millions of Americans undergoing the five highest-spend medical procedures ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News2h
UPDATED: CMS increases 2026 skilled nursing pay raise to 3.2%
Nursing homes will see a 3.2% increase in their Medicare Part A payments next fiscal year, CMS announced late Thursday.
Fierce Healthcare4h
Payer Roundup—AOC slams CMMI model adding prior authorization to Medicare; Clover Health creates pharmacy program
Below is a roundup of payer-centric news headlines you may have missed during the month of July 2025. | In July, Democratic ...
Becker's Hospital Review1d
Medicare, Medicaid turn 60: What’s changing — and what it means for hospitals
July 30, 2025, marks the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, which have grown to cover about 140 million people combined, including older adults, people with disabilities and low-income ...