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MedPAC > Recommendations > Skilled nursing facility services

Skilled nursing facility services

March 13, 2025

For fiscal year 2026, the Congress should reduce the 2025 Medicare base payment rates for skilled nursing facilities by 3 percent.

Appeared in: March 2025 - Chapter 6

Topics: Post-acute care.