MedPAC Considers Sustainable Growth Rate System, Rural Payment Adjustments

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed proposals for several Medicare payment issues during a meeting Thursday in Washington. Under discussion was moving forward from the Sustainable Growth Rate system, context for Medicare payment policy, rural payment adjustments and coordinating care for dual-eligible beneficiaries through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program.…