Poll: More Americans favor independent Medicare payment board over Congress
Jul 05, 2011
More Americans prefer letting an independent payment board make decisions about Medicare spending than continuing to leave the decisions to Congress, a new poll finds.
Has MedPAC been infiltrated?
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 17, 2015
Don’t look now, but it appears that nursing home owners might have sneaked one of their own onto the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
MedPAC mulls bigger role for hospital discharge planners
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Oct 06, 2017
Hospital discharge planners may get more flexibility in placing nursing home residents under ideas being considered by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
What’s happening at MedPAC – and why therapists should care
By
Matthew Mesibov
Kristy Wikum
Jul 24, 2018
MedPAC’s mandate is to analyze access to care, quality of care, and other issues affecting Medicare. The ultimate goal of implementing and tracking quality measures is to improve outcomes in healthcare.
Bill to repeal Medicare payment panel reintroduced in Congress
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John Hall
Mar 05, 2015
Opposition to a proposed independent payment advisory board (IPAB) continued to swell this week following re-introduction of a bill in Congress to repeal a portion of the Affordable Care Act that houses...
MedPAC suggests 2-year, incremental transition to new post-acute pay plan
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Nov 07, 2017
Long-term care providers could see changes to their payment system as early as 2019 under an incremental transition period being considered by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Hospital group: MedPAC’s proposed post-acute payment system ‘unworkable’
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Sep 20, 2017
A unified post-acute payment system proposed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is “unworkable as a foundation” the American Hospital Association maintains.
MedPAC report shows providers making progress, quality contractor says
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2014
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s latest report to Congress was submitted Friday with previously known recommendations for payment levels. But largely lost among the 400-page report also...
MedPAC’s call for 5 percent SNF pay cut ‘outdated and obsolete’
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Danielle Brown
Mar 17, 2022
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s recommendation to cut base pay by 5% for skilled nursing facilities in 2023, doesn’t reflect the current state of the skilled nursing industry, according...
‘Not a shock:’ MedPAC considering 5% pay cut for SNFs
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Danielle Brown
Dec 14, 2021
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is leaning toward recommending a 5% pay cut for skilled nursing facilities in fiscal 2021 after a new report found that Medicare margins may indicate SNF pay rates...