By law, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission reports to the Congress each March on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems. We evaluate the adequacy of FFS Medicare’s payments and make recommendations for how those payments should be updated for the policy year in question (in this report, 2026). In this report, we make recommendations for the following FFS payment systems: acute care hospital inpatient and outpatient services, physicians and other health professional services, outpatient

There are three separate sessions as indicated below. Given the limited number of registrants for each session, we request that you only sign up for the sessions you are able to attend. Register for the Thursday, January 16 morning session (10:15AM to 12:00PM) by clicking here Topics covered: Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: Physician and other health professional services; Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: Hospital inpatient and outpatient services; Assessing payment

There are three separate sessions as indicated below. Given the limited number of registrants for each session, we request that you only sign up for the sessions you are able to attend. Register for the Thursday, December 12 morning session (10:30AM to 12:00PM) by clicking here Topics covered: Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: Physician and other health professional services Register for the Thursday, December 12 afternoon session (1:15PM to 5:00PM) by clicking here Topics covered:

There are three separate sessions as indicated below. Given the limited number of registrants for each session, we request that you only sign up for the sessions you are able to attend. Register for the Thursday, November 7 morning session (10:30AM to 12:30PM) by clicking here Topics covered: Reforming physician fee schedule updates and improving the accuracy of payments Register for the Thursday, November 7 afternoon session (1:45PM to 4:45PM) by clicking here Topics covered: Considering the participation