MedPAC Releases 2010 Final Report Recommending Payment Updates for LTACHs and other FFS Providers

Posted by Jason Greis on March 1, 2010 under Articles | Be the First to Comment

On March 1, 2010, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (“MedPAC” or the “Commission”) released its 2010 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy (the “Final Report”).  The purpose of the Final Report is to recommend annual Medicare payment updates for the following nine Medicare fee-for-service (“FFS”) payment systems:  hospitals, physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient dialysis services, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, home health services, inpatient rehabilitation facility services and long-term acute care hospital services.  Read More...