Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission held two days of public meetings in Washington, D.C.

During the sessions MedPAC, a non-partisan legislative branch agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment issues, addressed the following subjects:

  • a Medicare Advantage status report
  • a Medicare prescription drug program (Part D) status report
  • hospital inpatient and outpatient payments
  • physician payments
  • ambulatory surgical center, dialysis center, and hospice payments
  • post-acute care facility payments
  • the hospital readmissions reduction program
  • telehealth
  • accountable care organizations

Go here to see the issue briefs and presentations used during the meetings.