The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission held public meetings on September 1 and 2.  Among the subjects discussed during the meeting were: Reforming Medicare’s wage index system – “the commission remains concerned about Medicare’s current wage index policies, including the system’s inaccuracy, the circularity of hospital-reported data, the large volume of permitted exceptions, and administrative complexity and MedPAC commissioners discussed an alternative wage index methodology.” Context for Medicare payment policy – an annual discussion. Standardizing benefits in Medicare Advantage plans – cost sharing for Part A and Part B services Medicare [...]