MedPAC Continues Discussion on Unified Prospective Payment System for Post-Acute Care

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met in early March to continue its discussions on developing a unified prospective payment system (PPS) spanning the post-acute care (PAC) settings. As mandated under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014, MedPAC is required to develop a prototype PPS, using the uniform assessment data gathered previously…