Medicare post-acute care prospective payment system

Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, March 10

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 6-10. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House FY 2024 Budget Proposal The Biden administration this week released its proposed FY 2024 federal budget. Among its many proposals are measures to extend the life of the Medicare hospital trust fund and reduce Medicare beneficiaries’ health care costs; to reduce prescription drug costs for consumers, Medicare, and Medicaid; to return high Medicaid managed care organization profits to the federal government; to make behavioral health care more affordable for seniors; to [...]

iqtsupport2023-03-10T15:57:42-05:00March 10, 2023|340b, Accountable Care Organization, ACO, Alternative payment models, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, COVID-19, Medicaid, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid DSH allotments, Medicaid managed care, Medicaid regulations, Medicare post-acute care, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC|

MedPAC Meets

The government agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment matters met publicly in Washington, D.C. last week. During the virtual meeting, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed: reforming Medicare’s wage index system addressing the high prices of drugs covered under Medicare Part B a prototype design for a post-acute care prospective payment system favorable selection and future directions for Medicare Advantage payment policy aligning fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory care settings MedPAC is an independent congressional agency that advises Congress on issues involving Medicare. While its recommendations are not binding on either Congress or the administration, MedPAC is [...]

iqtsupport2023-03-09T13:00:37-05:00March 9, 2023|Medicare, Medicare post-acute care, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC, post-acute care|

MedPAC Meets

The government agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment matters met publicly in Washington, D.C. last week. During the virtual meeting, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed and debated: differences in quality measure results across Medicare populations policy options for increasing Medicare payments to primary care clinicians aligning fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings mandated report: evaluation of a prototype design for a post-acute care prospective payment system supporting Medicare safety-net hospitals MedPAC is an independent congressional agency that advises Congress on issues involving Medicare. While its recommendations are not binding on Congress or the administration, MedPAC is [...]

iqtsupport2022-11-08T06:00:13-05:00November 8, 2022|hospitals, Medicare, Medicare post-acute care, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC|