CMS's FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (Final Rule) finalizes several noteworthy proposals related to graduate medical education (GME) payment opportunities. Below are ...

Hospitals that serve high volumes of Medicaid patients are voicing concern over a proposed rollback of a Medicaid payment policy enacted during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House.

This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued several noteworthy proposed Graduate Medical Education (GME) payment policies and opportunities in its fiscal year (FY) 2026 ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing Medicare hospital outpatient payment by 2.6% in 2026. This compares to an increase of 2.9% for 2025. Next year’s payment includes a 3.3% ...

The June issue of Health Affairs covers payment policy in the public and private sectors, including articles that look at the effects of various options for and aspects of Medicare’s site-neutral ...

CMS has issued a final OPPS rule for 2026, confirming a net 2.6% payment update, plans to expand site-neutral payment policies, and new pricing transparency requirements. CMS has issued the 2026 ...