tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 23

MEDICARE: CMS Has A Lot Of Work To Do To Whip Medicare Into Shape

Medicare can't keep up with rapid technological advances, MedPAC says.Providers must become more accountable for the quality of the care they provide--and Medicare must take the reigns, the influential Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) says. In MedPAC's "Report to Congress: Increasing the Value of Medicare," which it released on June 15, the advisory body had some strong suggestions for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The report cited improving accountability, care coordination and pricing accuracy among the top concerns regarding Medicare. The commission also acknowledged the biggest change in Medicare in recent years as being...

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