Commissioners Discuss Potential Reforms to Physician Fee Schedule Updates

Commissioners Discuss Potential Reforms to Physician Fee Schedule Updates

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) convened a session to discuss long-term considerations for payment under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). This work is separate from the Commission’s annual payment adequacy work which will begin in December. MedPAC staff, including Principal Policy Analyst Geoff Gernhardt and Senior Analysts Brian O’Donnell and Rachel Burton, detailed the evolution of Medicare’s approach… (Testa, October 6, 2023) #Costs, #Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), #Physicians, #Program Integrity