We are excited to share some of the policy issues MedPAC will be working on during the 2023–2024 meeting cycle. MedPAC’s agenda is shaped by a combination of statutory requirements, congressional interest, and the interests of the Commission, at the direction of MedPAC’s Chair. Three core principles guide our work: (1) payments should be sufficient… Read more »
Category: General announcements
Greetings from Paul Masi
Greetings, My name is Paul Masi, and I am excited to return to MedPAC as the next Executive Director. Leading the staff at MedPAC is a great honor, and I want to thank Mike Chernew and Amol Navathe, MedPAC’s Chair and Vice Chair, for this opportunity. I also want to thank Jim Mathews for his… Read more »
MedPAC announces public meeting schedule for 2023-2024 cycle
The Commission is excited to announce its public meeting schedule for the upcoming 2023-2024 cycle!
September 7-8, 2023
October 5-6, 2023
November 2-3, 2023
December 7-8, 2023
January 11-12, 2024
March 7-8, 2024
April 11-12, 2024
Meeting agendas will be available a few days in advance of each meeting.
MedPAC announces public meeting schedule for 2022-2023 cycle
The Commission is excited to announce its public meeting schedule for the upcoming 2022-2023 cycle!
September 1-2, 2022
September 29-30, 2022
November 3-4, 2022
December 8-9, 2022
January 12-13, 2023
March 2-3, 2023
April 13-14, 2023
Meeting agendas will be available a few days in advance of each meeting.
MedPAC announces public meeting schedule for 2021-2022 cycle
The Commission is excited to announce its public meeting schedule for the upcoming 2021-2022 cycle!
September 2-3, 2021
October 7-8, 2021
November 8-9, 2021
December 9-10, 2021
January 13-14, 2022
March 3-4, 2022
April 7-8, 2022
Meeting agendas will be available a few days in advance of each meeting.
MedPAC announces public meeting schedule for the remainder of the 2020-2021 cycle
The Commission is excited to announce its public meeting schedule for the remainder of the 2020-2021 cycle.
November 9-10, 2020
December 3-4, 2020
January 14-15, 2021
March 4-5, 2021
April 1-2, 2021
Meeting agendas will be available a few days in advance of each meeting.
MedPAC announces public meeting schedule for 2019-2020 cycle
The Commission is excited to announce its public meeting schedule for the upcoming 2019-2020 cycle! September 5-6, 2019October 3-4, 2019November 7-8, 2019December 5-6, 2019January 16-17, 2020March 5-6, 2020April 2-3, 2020 Meeting agendas will be available a few days in advance of each meeting. All meetings will occur at: The Ronald Reagan Building, International Trade CenterHorizon… Read more »
MedPAC presents new marginal cost analysis
This year, in addition to its traditional margin calculation, the Commission is considering a new aspect of the relationship between Medicare payments and providers’ costs: Medicare payments relative to providers’ marginal costs, i.e. marginal profit.
Upcoming: MedPAC’s Annual Payment Updates
At our November meeting, we had a session on beneficiary access to hospital services, which was the first part of MedPAC’s yearly work on payment updates. Here’s an explainer on why we do this work and what it entails…
Payment Basics: A Traveler’s Guide to Medicare’s Payment Systems
Medicare has more than 20 distinct systems for paying health care providers who serve Medicare beneficiaries. Even we’d admit that it’s a lot to keep up with. MedPAC’s Payment Basics series can help.