MedPAC Report Recommends PPS Payment for Post-Acute Care

The June 2017 report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) urges Congress to act swiftly to revamp the payment system for the post-acute care space by moving away from fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement. The report, Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, emphasized the commission’s previously-stated preference for transitioning to a unified post-acute care (PAC)…