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MedPAC > Our Work > Beneficiaries and Coverage > June 2014 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System

June 2014 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System

Jun 13, 2014 / Reports
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  • Executive summary (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 1: Synchronizing Medicare policy across payment models (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 1 online-only appendixes: Synchronizing Medicare policy across payment models (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 2: Improving risk adjustment in the Medicare program (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 3: Measuring quality of care in Medicare (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 3 online-only appendixes: Measuring quality of care in Medicare (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 4: Financial assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 4 online-only appendixes: Financial assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 5: Per beneficiary payment for primary care (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 6: Site-neutral payments for select conditions treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities and skilled nursing facilities (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 7: Measuring the effects of medication adherence for the Medicare population (June 2014 report)

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  • Chapter 7 online-only appendixes: Measuring the effects of medication adherence for the Medicare population (June 2014 report)

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  • Appendix A: Commissioners' voting on recommendations (June 2014 report)

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  • Appendix B: Review of CMS's preliminary estimate of the 2015 update for physician and other professional services (June 2014 report)

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