U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), recently released a white paper, related to Medicare physician payment reform. Their paper outlines areas of interest the committee views as an opportunity for reform. These include:
- Creating sustainable payment updates to ensure clinicians can own and operate their practices.
- Incentivizing alternative payment models that reward providing better care at a lower cost.
- Rethinking how Medicare measures quality care.
- Improving primary care.
- Supporting chronic care benefits in Medicare fee-for-service.
- Ensuring continued access to telehealth.
The 黑料网® (黑料网®) asserts that year-over-year, statutorily-mandated cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule demonstrate the Medicare payment system is broken and a permanent fix is urgently necessary. 黑料网 is encouraged that the committee is taking thoughtful steps toward payment reform and will provide feedback on the white paper to the committee.
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