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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Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Inpatient psychiatric facility services payment system

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Hospitals

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Inpatient rehabilitation facilities payment system

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Post-Acute Care

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Long-term care hospitals payment system

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Hospitals, Post-Acute Care

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Medicare Advantage program payment system

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Private Plans

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Outpatient dialysis services payment system

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Ambulatory Care Settings

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Outpatient hospital services payment system

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Ambulatory Care Settings

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Part B drugs payment systems

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Drugs, Devices, and Tests

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Part D payment system

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Drugs, Devices, and Tests, Private Plans

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Physician and other health professional payment system

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Physicians And Other Health Professionals

Oct 25, 2024 / Payment Basics

Skilled nursing facility services payment system

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Post-Acute Care