tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 12

Coverage: MedPAC Wants Congress to Act on P4P

... but don't expect a Congressional rush to judgement on issue.Whether or not Congress follows, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has set its own clear course for the future of provider payments: Medicare should pursue a pay-for-performance strategy, offering more money to providers who improve the quality and efficiency of their care, and less to those who don't.That's what MedPAC Executive Director Mark Miller told health reporters at a March 1 briefing on the Commission's annual March recommendations to Congress. A year ago, commissioners talked about focusing Medicare on quality of care, said Miller."Now, that theme has...

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