Regulators are proposing to send $1.4 billion more to acute care hospitals and debut the first nationwide, mandatory payment model to lower the cost of joint replacements. Hospitals pushed back.
Healthcare Dive published a clinical update in Research Highlights on 13 Apr 2026.
The item focuses on Medicare proposes 2.4% pay bump for inpatient hospitals in 2027, floats mandatory model.
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