Healthcare providers in a specific state would get higher Medicare payments.
Healthcare providers in a specific state would get higher Medicare payments for their services. This bill would set a new minimum payment rate for certain costs and work efforts when calculating Medicare payments. These changes would take effect starting January 1, 2026.
Today, Medicare payments to healthcare providers in a specific state are adjusted by geographic indices that have a certain minimum level set by law. After this bill, the current minimum level would end on January 1, 2026. From that date forward, if the geographic indices for practice expense or work would be less than 1.67, they would be increased to 1.67, leading to higher Medicare payments for providers in that state.
S 3688 · 119th Congress · January 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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