MedPAC Calls for Higher Medicare Doc Payments Based on Healthcare Inflation Rate

MedPAC outlines rationale for new physician pay formula for Medicare

Reimbursement based on Medicare Economics Index will have a cost but ensure beneficiary access, commission says.

MedPAC Calls for Higher Medicare Doc Payments Based on Healthcare Inflation Rate

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare physician pay should be increased yearly, with the increase based on the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), a measure of healthcare inflation, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said in a report to Congress...