Medicare

Medicare benefit structure to receive House hearing

by Elise Viebeck - 02/19/13 10:16 PM ET

{mosads}”This hearing will enable the subcommittee to investigate the limitations, inefficiencies and inadequacies of traditional Medicare’s cost-sharing structure and identify ways to bring the Medicare program into the 21st century,” Brady said in a statement Tuesday.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which advises Congress on Medicare policy, has recommended overhauling the program’s benefit structure.

In 2012, MedPAC suggested an out-of-pocket maximum in traditional Medicare and a combined deductible for Parts A and B, among other policies.

Brady’s hearing will take place the morning of Feb. 26.

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