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The 2.5% increase was voted into law in July in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The program brings together nurses and hospital staff to help MA members transition to home care.
2024 had the highest share of ACOs receiving performance payments and most savings for ACOs and Medicare.
That translates to an increase in payments of $1.16 billion compared to this year.
The proposed rule removes measures for health equity, vaccines for healthcare staff and the social drivers of health.
Adjustments are estimated to total $196.5 million in 2026, CMS says.
At the center of the project is a new, flagship campus in Emeryville that will offer outpatient services and hospital-based clinics.
There will be a net increase of 4.2%, or approximately $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs next year.
The first bill would create visas to employer nurses in shortage areas, while the second would establish new grant programs.
CMS says it is developing a $75 million national nursing home staffing campaign to increase the number of nurses,
