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14 May 2015, 4:20 pm
A lot can happen in six years, and MedPAC, an independent board that advises Congress on Medicare issues, estimated that observation stays more than doubled between 2006 and 2012, and increased by about 15% from 2011 to 2012. [read post]
30 Mar 2015, 12:47 pm
On April 2-3, 2015, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is meeting to discuss various Medicare policy issues, including: hospital short stay policy; polypharmacy/multiple drug use (focusing on Part D opioid use); Medicare Part D risk sharing; measuring low-value care; using episode bundles to improve care efficiency (including potential refinements to the Medicare spending per beneficiary measure); bundling oncology services; and synchronizing Medicare policy across… [read post]
16 Mar 2015, 6:44 am
The Reed Smith Health Industry Washington Watch blog has been updated to report on recent health policy developments, including the following: MedPAC Report to Congress on Medicare Policy. [read post]
16 Mar 2015, 6:33 am
While MedPAC’s recommendations are not binding, Congress and CMS often take into account MedPAC’s assessments when updating Medicare payment policies. [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 6:58 am
Medpace, Inc., March 5, 2015, Wehrman, J.). [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 5:36 am
MedPAC has voiced concerns about the growing volume and burden of Medicare quality measures. [read post]
16 Jan 2015, 6:04 am
” MedPAC suggests that CMS is “relying on too many clinical process measures that are, at best, weakly correlated with health outcomes. [read post]
14 Jan 2015, 12:18 pm
MedPAC is meeting to discuss Medicare payment policy, the FDA is holding a workshop on regulatory oversight of next generation sequencing diagnostic tests, and CMS is events will focus on the Open Payments database and hospital outpatient payment policy. [read post]
13 Jan 2015, 6:41 am
On January 15-16, 2015, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is meeting to discuss a number of Medicare topics, including, among others: post-acute care trends; payment updates for a number of provider types; relative costs of Medicare Advantage, accountable care organizations, and fee-for-service Medicare; hospital short stay policy; and quality measurement. [read post]
17 Dec 2014, 8:30 am
MedPAC is meeting to discuss Medicare payment policy, the FDA is holding a workshop on laboratory-developed tests, and CMS is holding a meeting on hospital outpatient payment policy. [read post]
16 Dec 2014, 2:35 pm
On December 18-19, 2014, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is meeting to discuss payment adequacy and payment update recommendations for Medicare payment systems. [read post]
28 Oct 2014, 9:30 pm
However, some researchers and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) have questioned the cost-effectiveness of the current system. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 12:21 pm
Eventually, MedPAC and HHS must report to Congress regarding recommendations on a PAC prospective payment system that applies to all PAC providers. [read post]
8 Oct 2014, 12:13 pm
” MedPAC is meeting to discuss various Medicare policy issues. [read post]
7 Oct 2014, 9:43 am
MedPAC is meeting on October 9 and 10, 2014 to discuss a variety of Medicare policy issues, including: international comparison of rates paid to hospitals; sharing risk in Medicare Part D; potentially inappropriate opioid use in Medicare Part D; the next generation of Medicare beneficiaries; private-sector initiatives to manage post-acute care; and validating relative value units in Medicare’s fee schedule for physicians and other health professionals. [read post]
27 Jul 2014, 11:13 pm
MedPAC has released its 2014 data book. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 5:21 pm
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its 2014 Data Book on Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program. [read post]
25 Jun 2014, 2:24 pm
” The Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing on MedPAC's June Report to the Congress on Medicare delivery reforms. [read post]
25 Jun 2014, 2:20 pm
On June 13, 2014, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its June 2014 Report to the Congress on Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. [read post]
27 Mar 2014, 2:50 pm
Stephanie Kennan, Senior Vice President, and Brian Looser, Assistant Vice President, recently published a summary of the MedPAC March 2014 meeting, which addressed the following: Site-neutral Payments for Select Conditions Treated in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities Next Steps in Measuring Quality across Medicare’s Delivery Systems Developing Payment Policy to Promote Use of Services Based on Clinical Evidence Per-beneficiary Payment for Primary Care… [read post]
