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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Synonyms
English
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MEDPAC
Tree Number:
N03.219.521.710.305.200.500
Definition
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The Commission was created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 under Title XVIII. It is specifically charged to
review
the effect of Medicare+Choice under
Medicare Part C
and to
review
payment policies under Parts A and B. It is also generally charged to evaluate the effect of prospective payment policies and their impact on
health
care delivery in the US. The former
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
(ProPAC) and the
Physician Payment Review Commission
(PPRC) were merged to form MEDPAC.
Indexing Annotation
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CATALOG: use NAF entry
See Related
English
:
Physician Payment Review Commission
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
History Note
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SN
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TD
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Record Number:
33934
Unique Identifier:
D020406
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