In its annual report to Congress, the independent agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment issues offered a variety of suggestions for changes in how Medicare payments for health care.
Among the recommendations offered by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission are policies affecting:
- payments for drugs under Medicare Part A and Part D
- the development of a unified payment system for post-acute care
- a new framework for paying physicians
- using competitive pricing to set Medicare beneficiary premiums
- the preservation of access to emergency care in rural areas
- telehealth services in the Medicare program
- dual-eligible beneficiaries
To learn more about these and other proposals see this MedPAC news release or go here to see the entire June 16, 2016 MedPAC report to Congress.
