MedPAC Recommends Annual Medicare Physician Pay Increases, Cuts to Nursing Home and Home Health Payments
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Joyce Frieden
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MedPAC's June report to Congress recommends increasing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payments annually in line with medical inflation, while cutting payments for inpatient rehabilitation facilities and home healthcare. The report also calls for better data from Medicare Advantage plans to improve oversight and payment accuracy in the fee-for-service system.
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bskyMedPAC Recommends Annual Medicare Physician Pay Increases, Cuts to Nursing Home and Home Health Paymentsmedpagetoday.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledTo bring fee-for-service Medicare's overall payment levels closer in line with provider costs, MedPAC recommends increasing physician fees annually with medical inflation.
The commission also reiterated its call for cuts to inpatient rehabilitation facility and home health payments.
Better data needed from Medicare Advantage plans, MedPAC tells Congress.
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