Medicare proposes 2.4% pay hike for inpatient hospitals next year The rate increase is the lowest since 2019. The American Hospital Association slammed it as inadequate.

The increase proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is significantly less than the 4.2% pay hike that occurred for this year and 4.0% the year before.

Everyone in the home-based care industry is trying to catch their breath after what appears to be a significant blow to the ...

Lawmakers tussle over a federal budget bill that includes a Medicare rate increase for clinicians starting in 2026.

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the budget reconciliation legislation, which includes a one-year 2.5% increase for the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee ...

The Center for American Progress and The Arc break down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, exposing how its deep cuts to ...

A Raymond James analyst is warning that a just proposed 6.4% cut in Medicare payments to home health care agencies in 2026 ...

CMS on April 11 proposed a 2.4% pay increase for hospitals under the fiscal year 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System — but, much like previous years, hospitals say the update falls short ...

The American Medical Association on Wednesday said it strongly supports the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 that would temporarily reverse the 2.83% payment cut to ...

Home health companies said the prospect of higher medical supply costs from tariffs and high labor costs are forcing them to play hardball with insurers over Medicare Advantage rates.

Under current law, Medicare physician payment is set to rise 0.25% in 2026 and cap out with a 2.5% annual increase in 2035. If the budget proposal is enacted, physicians would see their annual ...

AADA President Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD, has personally advocated on behalf of the specialty in Washington, D.C. for Medicare payment reform by participating in a roundtable hosted by the House ...