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Descriptor English:

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Descriptor Spanish:

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Descriptor Portuguese:

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Synonyms English:

MEDPAC

Tree Number:

Definition English:

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 English:

CATALOGER: Use NAF entry

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History Note English:

Allowable Qualifiers English:

CL classification	EC economics
ES ethics	HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence	OG organization & administration
ST standards	SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends

Record Number:

33934

Unique Identifier:

D020406

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