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.

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 ...

A 2025 Medicare Pay Cut. Congress allowed a 2.83% cut in 2025 to the Medicare conversion factor, which is key to setting Medicare payment rates for services provided by about 1.3 million ...

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 ...

A “massive” budget package passed by the House May 22 includes a 2.25% boost to Medicare physician payments in 2026.. The American Medical Association voiced its support for the $8.9 billion increase ...

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 ...

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 ...