Medicare unveiled a series of regulations this month that make annual adjustments to various price schedules that set out what the program pays providers. The proposals confirm why the agency makes for such a crummy business partner.

Competitive bidding thus is a proven method for bringing efficient prices to Medicare.  Unfortunately, the BPC’s proposals for competitive bidding are critically flawed.

Tom Miller's statement for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "A 21st Century Medicare: Bipartisan Proposals to Redesign the Program’s Outdated Benefit Structure"

Introduction

Across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration are expected to have disruptive effects across a spectrum of federal policies and programs. For Medicare providers, the true impact of sequestration's 2 percent reduction in payments will vary significantly across setting and type of...

At this event, Paul Spitalnic, Medicare’s acting chief actuary, will explain the results of this year’s Medicare trustees report. A panel of experts will then discuss how developments in the health sector will affect Medicare’s long-term future.

Yes, the date of insolvency for the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund was pushed back by two years, from 2024 to 2026. But this tells us very little about the real financial status of the Medicare program.

Medicare has sharply changed the way it pays for diagnostic tests, cutting payment rates and curtailing coverage for some new tests altogether.

Joseph Antos' testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means' Subcommittee on Health on "The President’s and Other Bipartisan Proposals to Reform Medicare."