Payment Basics

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Payment Basics

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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Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Accountable care organization payment systems

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Delivery System Reforms

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Ambulance services payment system

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Ambulatory Care Settings, Regional Issues

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Ambulatory surgical center services payment system

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Ambulatory Care Settings

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Critical access hospitals payment system

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Hospitals, Regional Issues

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Clinical laboratory services payment system

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Drugs, Devices, and Tests

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Durable medical equipment payment system

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Drugs, Devices, and Tests

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Federally qualified health center and rural health clinic payment systems

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Physicians And Other Health Professionals, Regional Issues

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Home health care services payment system

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Post-Acute Care

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Hospice services payment system

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Post-Acute Care

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Hospital acute inpatient services payment system

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Hospitals