MedPAC is meeting on November 1 -2, 2012 to discuss a variety of Medicare policy issues, including: Medicare payment for ambulance services, reducing the hospitalization rate for Medicare beneficiaries receiving home health care, Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services, geographic adjustment of payments for the work of physicians and other health professional, the role of provider prices in determining private-plan Medicare costs relative to fee-for-service Medicare, Medicare Advantage special needs plans, and Medicare payment differences for ambulatory care services across settings.
