Payment Basics

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Payment Basics is a series of brief overviews of how Medicare’s payment systems function. The Commission produces Payment Basics as a resource for policymakers and others to better understand how Medicare pays for health care services.

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Inpatient psychiatric facility services payment system

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Hospitals

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Inpatient rehabilitation facilities payment system

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Post-Acute Care

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Long-term care hospitals payment system

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Hospitals, Post-Acute Care

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Medicare Advantage program payment system

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Private Plans

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Outpatient dialysis services payment system

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Ambulatory Care Settings

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Outpatient hospital services payment system

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Ambulatory Care Settings

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Part B drugs payment systems

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Drugs, Devices, and Tests

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Medicare Part B premium

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Drugs, Devices, and Tests

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Part D payment system

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Drugs, Devices, and Tests, Private Plans

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Physician and other health professional payment system

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Physicians And Other Health Professionals