The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. last week.

Among the issues on the agenda of the independent agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment issues were:

• payment adequacy for physicians and other health professional services
• An alternative to the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS)
• payment adequacy for hospital inpatient and outpatient services
• payment adequacy for ambulatory surgical center services
• the status of the Medicare Advantage program

Find links to issue briefs on these subjects and the presentations offered at the meeting by going here, to the MedPAC web site.