Medicare physician reimbursement could reflect inflation under a new formula recommended by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
On April 10, MedPAC members voted unanimously to send Congress two draft recommendations that have been in discussion for months. They are:
- Congress should replace the current-law updates to the physician fee schedule with an annual update based on a portion of the growth in the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) (such as MEI minus 1 percentage point.)