MedPAC’s physician pay recommendations insufficient, provider groups say

Healthcare DIVE March 19, 2024
Susanna Vogel

The Medicare Advisory Payment Commission also suggests tying the rate of physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index — a move some industry groups support.

Dive Brief:

• The Medicare Advisory Payment Commission, which advises Congress on Medicare policy, is recommending boosting hospital payment rates by 1.5% in 2025 and base physician payment rates by 1.3% above current law, according to its annual report released Friday.
• MedPAC suggested tying the rate of physician payment increases moving forward to the Medicare Economic Index, an annual measure of practice cost inflation. MedPAC suggested payments increase “by the amount specified in current law plus 50% of the projected increase in the MEI.”
• Provider groups, including the Medical Group Management Association and...

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