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 »
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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.
For the record: MedPAC’s response to AHIP’s recent “Correcting the Record” blog post
A recent blog post (“Correcting the Record”) from America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) provides an inaccurate description of how the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) compares spending in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program to Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) spending. The blog questions MedPAC’s long-standing assessment that, when properly compared, Medicare spends more overall for enrollees in… Read more »
MedPAC’s comments on the proposed ESRD Treatment Choices Model
In July 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a mandatory End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) Model that aimed to increase the use of home dialysis by beneficiaries with ESRD, and increase kidney transplantation among adult ESRD beneficiaries (“Medicare Program: Specialty Care Models to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Expenditures,” Federal… Read more »
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.
Update: MedPAC’s evaluation of Medicare’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program
In the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, Congress mandated that MedPAC examine the effects of Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). Created by Congress in 2010, the HRRP penalizes hospitals with high rates of readmission for a selected set of conditions (pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, hip and knee replacement, chronic obstructive… Read more »
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 »