MedPAC recommends pay hike for hospitals.

The article reports that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has voted unanimously in January 2020 to recommend hospitals receive a 3.3% raise for inpatient and outpatient services in 2021. Topics covered include the aim of the pay boost to close the gap between reimbursement rates for physician offices and hospital outpatient departments, and other recommendations of MedPAC, such as the elimination of current quality penalties.