Mar 12, 2026 / Chapters

Executive summary (March 2026 Report)

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

Mar 12, 2026 / Chapters

Chapter 1: Context for Medicare payment policy (March 2026 Report)

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Beneficiaries and Coverage, Medicare Spending and Financing

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Chapter 2: Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments in fee-for-service Medicare (March 2026 Report)

Research Areas:

Medicare Spending and Financing

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Chapter 3: Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (March 2026 Report)

Research Areas:

Beneficiaries and Coverage, Hospitals, Medicare Spending and Financing

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Chapter 4: Physician and other health professional services (March 2026 Report)

Research Areas:

Beneficiaries and Coverage, Medicare Spending and Financing, Physicians And Other Health Professionals

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Chapter 5: Outpatient dialysis services (March 2026 Report)

Research Areas:

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

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Chapter 6: Post-acute care: Trends and key issues (March 2026 Report)

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Post-Acute Care

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Chapter 7: Skilled nursing facility services (March 2026 Report)

Research Areas:

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

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Chapter 8: Home health care services (March 2026 Report)

Research Areas:

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

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Chapter 9: Inpatient rehabilitation facility services (March 2026 Report)

Research Areas:

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