The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on Jan. 13 discussed its mandated report on rural health care provider payment adequacy, due to Congress in June. The commission discussed access to services, quality of care, payment adjustments and payment adequacy in rural areas, stating that Medicare’s rural payment policy has largely been successful.
The commissioners mostly favored including several guiding principles for special rural payments in the final report, rather than specific recommendations. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires MedPAC to evaluate access to care, quality of care, special rural payments and the adequacy of Medicare payments to providers in rural areas.
[ via AHA News Now ]
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