HomeCare March 18, 2025
Advocates say MedPAC’s recommendations would harm patients & increase costs
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) released the following statement on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) March 2025 Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. MedPAC’s congressionally mandated report provides analysis and recommendations on various Medicare programs, including home health and hospice. The Commission’s findings focus on payment adequacy, access to care, quality, financial performance and projections for 2025 and beyond. The Alliance covered the December 2024 meeting discussing MedPAC’s recommendations as well as the January 2025 meeting finalizing its recommendations.
Alliance CEO Dr. Steve Landers made the following comment in response to the recommendations:
“MedPAC’s recommendations are based on flawed and incomplete analyses...