Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. On its agenda were the following issues on which MedPAC is advising Congress:

• the development of a unified prospective payment system for post-acute care
• improving Medicare Part D
• Medicare Part B drug and oncology payment policy issues
• using encounter data for risk adjustment in Medicare Advantage
• hospice and Medicare spending
• measuring low-value care
• preserving access to emergency care in rural areas
• CMS’s financial alignment demonstration for dual-eligible beneficiaries

Go here to find the issue briefs and presentations used during the two-day meeting.