MedPAC Explores Encouraging Patients to Seek the Best Post-Acute Care Providers

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said helping Medicare beneficiaries select higher quality post-acute care (PAC) providers should be a goal of MedPAC, as it would improve beneficiary health outcomes and lower program costs. The March meeting, entitled Encouraging Medicare Beneficiaries to Use Higher-Quality Post-Acute Providers, presented by MedPAC staffer Evan Christman, noted that hospitals…