Medicare Payment Basics Documents

On October 7, 2008, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released updated 2008 documents for its Medicare Payment Basics series, which provide an overview of 18 Medicare payment systems.  To view the updated 2008 documents, visit the Medicare Payment Basics page of the MedPAC website or click on any of the following links:

• Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment Payment System
• Skilled Nursing Facility Services Payment System
• Physician Services Payment System
• Psychiatric Hospital Services Payment System
• Rehabilitation Facilities (Inpatient) Payment System
• Part D Payment System
• Outpatient Therapy Services Payment System
• Medicare Advantage Program Payment System
• Outpatient Dialysis Services Payment System
• Outpatient Hospital Services Payment System
• Home Health Care Services Payment System
• Hospice Services Payment System
• Hospital Acute Inpatient Services Payment System
• Long-Term Care Hospitals Payment System
• Clinical Laboratory Services Payment System
• Critical Access Hospitals Payment System
• Durable Medical Equipment Payment System
• Ambulatory Surgical Centers Payment System

MedPAC is an independent Federal body established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to advise Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.