It also froze payments for DME and changed the payment structure for lab tests. Two new groups were made during this amendment. The MPRC replaced the two other committees and is in charge of submitting reports to congress on the overall success of implementation of Medicare changes. The National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare was established to study the long-term fiscal solubility of Medicare. Discuss the role of policy evaluation in policy modification.
Evaluation is extremely important in the modification phase of the process.
Without evaluation, we would not be able to determine the success or failure of policies that have been implemented. The best policy modifications are based on large amounts of information that has been gathered through policy evaluation. Evaluation has to be part of the continuous cycle of a bill, it cannot be a one-time look at the implementation of the bill and then assume that the bill will continue to work as it was intended. Prospective policy analysis is completed in the agenda setting stage of bills. It helps identify problems and potential solutions to those problems Policy maintenance is largely a part of legislative oversight and agency control over implemented laws and regulations.