What’s happening: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC’s) June 2025 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, released June 12, covers improvements to Medicare payment systems, issues affecting the Medicare program, and changes to both health care delivery and the market for health care services.
What else to know: The report provides recommendations and analysis on:
- Physician fee schedule updates and accuracy of relative payment rates
- Supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage
- Home health care use among Medicare Advantage enrollees
- Part D prescription drug plans for beneficiaries in fee-for-service Medicare and Medicare Advantage
- Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes
- Medicare’s measurement of rural provider quality
- Beneficiary cost sharing for outpatient services at critical access hospitals
