Commission Recommendations
MedPAC makes recommendations to the Congress and to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues affecting the administration of the Medicare program. With its recommendations, the Commission strives to improve the delivery of care, while ensuring financial stability and maximizing value for the program. After extensive analysis and evaluation, our recommendations are discussed and voted on by Commissioners in our public meetings. Recommendations are typically published in two main reports, released in March and June of each year.
| Recommendations | Topic(s) | Date | Appeared In |
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Continuing Reform of Medicare Payments to Physicians (G)To improve the sustainable growth rate system, the Congress should: Amend a provision of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to require the Secretary to publish an estimate of conversion factor updates by March 31 of the year before their implementation. |
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March 1999 |
March 1999 - Chapter 7 |
Continuing Reform of Medicare Payments to Physicians (H)To improve the sustainable growth rate system, the Congress should: Reduce time lags between sustainable growth rate measurement periods by allowing calculation of the sustainable growth rate and update adjustment factors on a calendar year basis. |
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March 1999 |
March 1999 - Chapter 7 |
Continuing Reform of Medicare Payments to Physicians (I)To improve the sustainable growth rate system, the Congress should: Require the Secretary to correct estimates used in sustainable growth rate system calculations every year. |
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March 1999 |
March 1999 - Chapter 7 |