Policy Briefs
July 8, 2022
MedPAC 2022 Report to Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released a report to Congress on refinements to Medicare payments and other issues affecting the program. The June 2022 report contains recommendations for streamlining Alternative Payment Models (APMs), adopting new site-neutral payments, lowering Medicare Part B drugs costs, and creating a new payment mechanism for safety-net providers. While neither Congress nor the Biden Administration are required to adopt the recommendations, MedPAC is highly influential in the national policy arena. Keep reading to learn more about this report. Read More >>>