Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Recommends Tying 2026 Physician Payment Changes to Inflation
Earlier this month, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress tie 2026 physician payment updates to a measure of inflation called the Medicare Economic Index (MEI). Doing so would result in a 1.3% increase and introduce additional safety-net payments for those providing care to low-income Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries. The recommendation is expected…
USPSTF Recommends Against Vitamin D and Calcium Supplements for Falls Prevention – Underscoring Importance of Exercise Interventions for Older Americans
In a draft statement published in December, the United State Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) determined that vitamin D and calcium supplements no longer have any benefit and/or that the harms outweigh the benefit for preventing falls in older adults. Specifically, when it comes to minimizing falls and fall-related fractures, the new research from the…