MedPAC June Report Examines Medicare Drug Spending and MACRA - McDermott+

MedPAC June Report Examines Medicare Drug Spending and MACRA

On June 15, 2016 the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its June 2016 Report to Congress. The report included chapters on a wide range of topics including: Medicare drug spending Parts B and D, alternative payment model (APM) initiatives that are part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), post-acute care, telehealth services, emergency care in rural areas and issues affecting dual eligibles.

 

The full report is available here.

 

Report fact sheet is available here.

 

Report press release is available here.

 

Overview document on drug spending is available here.

 

Overview document on drug development and supply chain is available here.

 

More information on MedPAC is available here.