Market Basket Data

Actual regulation market basket change and Medicare payment updates as published in the "Federal Register"

Current history and forecasts of the market baskets

(Note: All data and Web pages are accessible for download – see the links in the Downloads section below.)

Latest update: reflects the GII 2011Q4 forecast with historical data through 2011Q3.

• Quarterly index levels and 4-quarter moving average percent changes for the following:
  • Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospital Market Basket (base year 2006) – updates inpatient hospital operating and outpatient PPS payments; updates cost limits for children's hospitals, cancer hospitals, and religious non-medical health care institutions
  • Skilled Nursing Facility Market Basket (base year 2004) – updates skilled nursing facility PPS payments
  • Home Health Agency Market Basket (base year 2003) – updates home health PPS payments
  • PPS Hospital Capital Market Basket (base year 2006) – updates inpatient hospital capital PPS payments
  • RPL Market Basket (base year 2008) – updates inpatient rehabilitation, inpatient psychiatric, and long-term care facilities PPS payments
  • Medicare Economic Index (base year 2006) – used in conjunction with the Sustainable Growth Rate to update the physician fee schedule
  • End-Stage Renal Disease Market Basket (base year 2008) - updates end-stage renal disease facility payments