MedPage Today March 13, 2025
— It also urges overhaul of MA plans to correct overpayments that “worsen fiscal sustainability”
Physician and other health professional services should get an annual 1.3% increase in Medicare claims reimbursement, and Congress should set a separate safety-net payment averaging 1.7% more for clinicians serving low-income fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries.
Those were two recommendations from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) March reportopens in a new tab or window to Congress. The independent agency advises Congress on issues related to payment, quality of care, and access to care for 65 million beneficiaries.
The report estimated that the combination of the recommended update and safety-net policies would increase fee schedule revenue for the average clinician by 3% above what current law calls...
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