MedPAC: Recommends Hospital & Physician Payment Updates

By Health Capital Consultants, LLC

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MedPAC Recommends Hospital & Physician Payment Updates

During its January 2025 meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reviewed and endorsed recommendations for Medicare payment reform and updates. Among other decisions, the commission recommended revisions to the annual Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) update methodology and increased pay rates to hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).

This Health Capital Topics article reviews MedPAC’s recommendations, responses from industry stakeholders, and the likelihood that the commission’s recommendations will be enacted by Congress. (Read more…)

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