MACPAC Updates (Medicaid hospital payment reports) · March 12, 2026 · Primary source
MACPAC Releases March 2026 Report to Congress
Summary
MACPAC released its March 2026 Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, including a recommendation to increase wage transparency for home-and community-based services workers. The report also examines behavioral health in Medicaid. MACPAC reports to Congress and CMS and its recommendations frequently inform subsequent federal rulemaking and appropriations action.
What this may mean
The HCBS wage-transparency recommendation, if adopted legislatively or through CMS rulemaking, would impose new reporting or disclosure obligations on home health agencies and HCBS providers operating under Medicaid managed care and state plan contracts. The behavioral health section provides Congress and CMS with a policy basis for future BH-focused Medicaid rulemaking or guidance.
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