On October 3-4, 2019, the Medicare Payment and Access Commission (MedPAC) held their second public meeting of the current term. Topics discussed include restructuring the Medicare Part D benefit, population-based outcome measures, and the methods used to assess the adequacy of Medicare payments. MedPAC Explores Restructuring the Part D Benefit The meeting began with the [...] Read More
On April 4-5, 2019, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held the final meeting of the current cycle. The Commission voted on a recommendation related to encounter data in Medicare Advantage (MA) and coding for emergency departments. Other discussions centered around value-based payment and Part D drugs. The Commission will be releasing a report to [...] Read More
Overview On December 6-7, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a public meeting. This meeting began the annual process MedPAC conducts to review payment adequacy for physicians and the sites of care covered under the Medicare program. The meeting also included a discussion of redesigning hospital quality incentive programs and Medicare Advantage. Draft recommendations [...] Read More
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a public meeting on October 4-5, 2018. The commission discussed a variety of topics at the meeting including, opioid use in Medicare Part D, opioids and alternatives in hospital settings, and payment policies for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs). No draft recommendations were presented [...] Read More
On Thursday, September 6 and Friday, September 7, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met for its first public meeting of the 2018-2019 cycle. The meeting began with a presentation on the “Context for Medicare payment policy,” intended to orient Commissioners and set the scene for upcoming chapters. The presentation outlined existing and projected [...] Read More
On April 5-6, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held their final meeting of the current term. The commissioners wrapped up the term voting on recommendations related to the use of hospital emergency department services and discussing Medicare Advantage encounter data, and hospital quality incentives. The first session of the meeting looked at using payment […]
Read MoreOn March 1, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) hosted the next public meeting of their current term. The meeting covered a variety of topics including sequential stays in post-acute care settings, encouraging use of higher-quality post-acute care providers, appropriate access and use of emergency departments, and a demonstration for dual-eligible beneficiaries from the […]
Read MoreOn January 11-12, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held the next meeting of their current term and their first meeting of the new year. At the meeting, commissioners spent a significant portion of the meeting discussing Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Additionally, the commission conducted its […]
Read MoreOn December 7-8, 2017, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a public meeting that focused on payment adequacy in multiple health care. MedPAC annually looks at these payment adequacy issues and presents recommendations for each care setting. In addition, the meeting continued a prior discussion about developing an alternative to the Merit-based Incentive Payment […]
Read MoreOn November 2-3, 2017, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a public meeting covering a variety of topics. Much of the discussion focused on an alternative to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), telehealth services, and biosimilars. Continuing the discussion began at the previous public meeting, the Commission considered a possible alternative to MIPS. […]
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