The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC or Commission) is an independent Congressional agency established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) to advise the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program. On Nov. 7-8, 2013, the Commission met to discuss select policy initiatives. The meeting was divided into eight sessions, summarized below. Download our report
Session I. Synchronizing Medicare policy across delivery systems
Session II. Measuring quality across Medicare's delivery systems
Session III. Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs): additional information on policy directions
Session IV. Rationalizing Medicare's payment for post-acute care
Session V. Improving Medicare payment for chronically critically ill patients in hospital settings
Session VI. Medicare managed care topics
Session VII. Initial approach to the payment update and other policy options for physicians and other health professionals
Session VIII. Medicare beneficiaries' access to hospital care and near-term changes in Medicare's payment policies
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