Your hospital MRF will set your future Medicare Advantage reimbursement.

Hospitals must accurately calculate and report Medicare Advantage reimbursement by MS-DRG on Worksheet S-12.  Here’s what’s different: the data comes directly from your machine-readable file.

Get a Defensive MRF Review Watch the Recap

What Every Finance Leader Needs to Know

Don’t have time to watch the full webinar?  Govi Goyal, President, Panacea Financial Services, discusses what’s needed, how the MRF became a financial instrument, and what to do before your next cost report in our three short video clips.

Hospitals Must Produce Supplemental Materials Alongside Their Machine-Readable File

Embedded deep into the 2026 OPPS Final Rule, hospitals must produce a supplemental worksheet (S-12) to the Medicare cost report, alongside the machine-readable file. This data will be used over the next couple of years to calculate new IPPS MS-DRG relative weighted payments starting in fiscal year 2029.

2 minutes

Watch Now

Today’s Machine-Readable File Requirements Lead to Many Concerns

Be mindful when submitting your supplemental worksheet to the Medicare cost report.  Make sure you are reconciling the differences between your discharge data and your MRF so your team can finish in a timely manner and avoid penalties.

1 minute

Watch Now

Panacea Has Developed an Approach to Comply with this New Requirement

Currently, Panacea has installed automation to better comply with the latest update. Along with automating the four-step process, Panacea will handle edge cases and DRG downgrades.

1 minute

Watch Now

Watch the Full Webinar

Is your MRF ready for executive sign-off and
payer scrutiny?

Govi Goyal, President of Panacea Financial Services, explains why the machine-readable file
is now tied to executive accountability, payer negotiations, and Medicare reimbursement.
Watch the Full Webinar
Get a Defensive MRF Review