A Data Book: Health Care Spending And The Medicare Program

In June 2014, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) published a data book on Medicare spending and health care utilization. The MedPAC Data Book provides information on national health care and Medicare spending as  well as Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care in the Medicare program, and Medicare beneficiary and other payer liability. It also examines provider settings—such as hospitals and post-acute care—and presents data on Medicare spending, beneficiaries’ access to care in the setting (measured by the number of beneficiaries using the service, number of providers, volume of services, length of stay, or . . .