HRS Continues to Monitor MedPAC as it Continues Deliberations on Recommendations to Congress
On October 11th and 12th, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held the second meeting of its 2024/2025 meeting cycle.
As it prepares to issue recommendations to Congress in Spring 2025, the Commission discussed several topics at this meeting, including several issues related to Medicare Advantage, highlighting that more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans rather than traditional Medicare fee-for-service.
MedPAC continues to grapple with issues of access to quality and costs data for care delivered to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in these plans. The commissioners also reviewed results from its annual beneficiary and provider focus groups, where beneficiaries reported generally longer wait-times for specialty care than for primary care.
The materials for the October MedPAC meeting is available online. The Commission sends recommendations to Congress in its March and June reports. The next MedPAC meeting is scheduled for November 7th and 8th.