MedPAC Approves Hospital, Physician Pay Bumps; Doubles Down On Post-Acute Cuts

By Bridget Early / January 12, 2024 at 6:54 PM

Congress’ Medicare pay advisors recommended pay raises in 2025 for hospitals and physicians along with extra so-called Medicare safety-net pay and voted Thursday (Jan. 12) to recommend a second year’s worth of post-acute pay cuts as it approved proposals that would lower base pay rates for skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.


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