Jan 22, 2026 / Comment Letters

MedPAC comment on CMS’s proposed rule on policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program for 2027

Research Areas:

Beneficiaries and Coverage, Drugs, Devices, and Tests, Medicare Spending and Financing, Private Plans

Jan 20, 2026 / Transcripts

January 2026 public meeting transcript

Research Areas:

Ambulatory Care Settings, Beneficiaries and Coverage, Delivery System Reforms, Drugs, Devices, and Tests, Hospitals, Medicare Spending and Financing, Physicians And Other Health Professionals, Post-Acute Care, Private Plans

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

Mandated report: Dual-eligible special-needs plans

Research Areas:

Beneficiaries and Coverage, Medicare Spending and Financing, Private Plans

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

The Medicare Advantage program: Status report

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Beneficiaries and Coverage, Drugs, Devices, and Tests, Medicare Spending and Financing, Private Plans

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

Ambulatory surgical center services: Status report

Research Areas:

Ambulatory Care Settings, Beneficiaries and Coverage, Medicare Spending and Financing

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

The Medicare prescription drug program (Part D): Status report

Research Areas:

Drugs, Devices, and Tests, Medicare Spending and Financing

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

Analyzing recent increases in Part D bids

Research Areas:

Drugs, Devices, and Tests, Medicare Spending and Financing

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

Mandated report: The impact of recent changes to the home health prospective payment system

Research Areas:

Beneficiaries and Coverage, Delivery System Reforms, Medicare Spending and Financing, Post-Acute Care

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: Skilled nursing facility services; home health agency services; inpatient rehabilitation facility services; outpatient dialysis services; and hospice services

Research Areas:

Beneficiaries and Coverage, Medicare Spending and Financing, Post-Acute Care

Jan 16, 2026 / Presentations

Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: Hospital inpatient and outpatient services

Research Areas:

Beneficiaries and Coverage, Hospitals, Medicare Spending and Financing