The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission March 13 released its March report to Congress that includes recommendations for hospital and other Medicare payment systems for fiscal year 2026.

MedPAC recommends Congress increase Medicare base payment rates for general acute care hospitals by the amount specified in current law, plus 1% in 2026.

When accounting for inflation, my fellow physicians and I are paid almost one-third less for seeing Medicare patients than we ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 12 announced that it will end four payment models early, terminating each ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to terminate four demonstration projects by the end of 2025, closing out ...

Murphy's last sentence referred to getting a fix for the problem that would last for several years. Ideally, Speed said, the ...

Bengaluru: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley requested detailed information on UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices in a letter to CEO Andrew Witty, amid reports suggesting the insurer may have ...

Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent UnitedHealth Group Chief Executive Andrew Witty a letter demanding detailed information on the company’s Medicare billing ...

Medicare payments to physician practices have decreased 33% since 2001, when adjusted for inflation, according to the American Medical Association. Ten members of the House have introduced a bill ...

When a provider accepts assignment, they agree to accept Medicare-established fees. Providers cannot bill you for the difference between their usual rate and Medicare-set fees. Most Medicare ...

Bulk-billing — where doctors bill Medicare directly so patients have no out-of-pocket costs — has long been seen as a stalwart of Australia's healthcare system, removing barriers to crucial care.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Coalition Leader Peter Dutton will match Labor’s bulk-billing pledge and pour $8.5 billion into Medicare to fend off a renewed ...