The House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a May 21 hearing entitled “Keeping the Promise: Site of Service Medicare Payment Reforms,” which will focus on two bills that seek to equalize payments between different providers:

• The Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act of 2014, which would establish payment parity under the Medicare program for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in the hospital outpatient department and the physician office setting.
• The Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC) Act of 2014, which would provide bundled payments for post-acute care services under Medicare Parts A and B.

The Committee will examine whether such proposals can save money for beneficiaries and the Medicare program without compromising quality of care.