MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2017
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Description
Includes chapters on implementing a unified payment system for post-acute care, Part B drug payment policies, the redesign of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and other alternative payment models, drug and device manufacturer payments to physicians and teaching hospitals, stand-alone emergency departments, and skilled nursing facility use. Rural hospitals and rural patient populations are discussed throughout the report.
Date
06/2017
Organization
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Tagged as
Emergency department and urgent care services
· Healthcare facilities
· Long-term care
· Medicare
· Pharmacy and prescription drugs
· Policy
· Post-acute care
· Reimbursement and payment models