MedPAC June Report Examines Physician Fee Pay, Prior Auth, IRF

Congress’ Medicare payment advisors Thursday (June 13) released an annual report that examines several ideas for reforming Medicare physician pay, including relying more on medical inflation, discusses provider networks and use of prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, assesses MA encounter data and considers several options for lowering pay for certain conditions in inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s June report to Congress -- which includes no recommendations -- also includes chapters discussing Medicare pay for software and issues...