But a report presented to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Thursday lamented the agency's inability to evaluate the value of those services, to what extent beneficiaries actually ...

In addition, "I encourage Congress to follow the MedPAC 2023 recommendation for higher payments when a physician sees a low-income beneficiary," he said. "I think that's really important." ...

Evidence continues to mount that large numbers of beneficiaries do not receive necessary care and sometimes receive unsafe care. [2] Yet Medicare spent $281 billion in 2003 with little to no ...