The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met Oct. 8–9 to discuss key issues informing the commission’s upcoming March 2027 Report to Congress. MedPAC typically meets seven times per cycle while developing its statutorily required semiannual reports. Commissioners heard presentations on and discussed:
- Physician participation in Medicare Advantage networks
- Payment accuracy of the Physician Fee Schedule and Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule
- Clinician quality initiatives
- Late enrollment penalties for beneficiaries
- A workplan for assessing the accuracy of payment systems for Home Health and Nursing Facility Payment systems.
In discussing Physician Fee Schedule payment adequacy, commissioners focused on how payment incentives affect telehealth utilization and access.
Members of the America’s Essential Hospitals’ Federal Action Network (FAN) can access a full summary of the discussion on our FAN Resource Center. To access these and other policy resources, join the FAN today.
Contact Director of Policy Rob Nelb, MPH, at rnelb@essentialhospitals.org or 202.585.0127 with questions.
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