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On September 20, 2024 the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) held the second and final day of their September 2024 Public meeting. Session themes included work on residential services for youth with behavioral health needs, managed care external quality review, work related to care for justice- involved youth, and themes from the Hospital Payment Index Technical Expert Panel (TEP).  Read more. 

On September 20, 2024, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met in their first meeting of the 2024-2025 cycle. The September MedPAC meeting is usually filled with aspirational directions for the year or follow-up from last year.  The Commission discussed three topics: beneficiary cost sharing in critical access hospitals (CAHs), rural provider quality, and an overview of the Medicare context chapter.