The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an independent, non-partisan legislative branch agency headquartered in Washington, D.C. MedPAC was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105–33). The BBA formed MedPAC by merging two predecessor commissions, the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (ProPAC), established in 1983, and the Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC), which was formed in 1985.
The commission's 17 members bring diverse expertise in the financing and delivery of health care services. Commissioners are appointed to three-year terms (subject to renewal) by the Comptroller General of the United States and serve part-time. Its primary role is to advise the US Congress on issues affecting the administration of the Medicare program. Specifically the commission's mandate is to advise the US Congress on payments to private health plans participating in Medicare and providers in Medicare’s traditional fee-for-service program. MedPAC is also relied on by Medicare administrators and policy makers to evaluate beneficiaries' access to care, quality of care, and other issues affecting the Medicare program and its beneficiaries.
MedPAC produces two major reports to the United States Congress each year that contain recommendations to improve Medicare.
Current commissioners
Chairman: Michael Chernew, Ph.D. Vice Chairman: Amol Navathe, M.D., Ph.D. Lynn Barr, M.P.H. Lawrence Casalino, M.D., Ph.D. Robert A. Cherry, M.D., M.S. Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D. Stacie B. Dusetzina, Ph.D. Jonathan Jaffery, M.D., M.S., M.M.M. Kenny Kan, F.S.A., C.P.A., C.F.A., M.A.A.A. R. Tamara Konetzka, Ph.D. Brian Miller, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. Gregory P. Poulsen, M.B.A. Betty Rambur, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. Wayne J. Riley, M.D. Jaewon Ryu, M.D., J.D. Scott Sarran, M.D. Gina Upchurch, R.Ph., M.P.H. Commission leadership Executive Director: Paul B. Masi, M.P.P. Deputy Director: Dana K. Kelley, M.P.A. Assistant Director: Stephanie Cameron, Sc.M. Chief Financial Officer: Mary Beth Parsons, M.S.
See also
List of United States federal agencies
References
External links
Official MedPAC website
Agencies of the United States Congress
Medical and health organizations based in Washington, D.C. Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
