HealthLeaders Media July 23, 2019
Steven Porter

Both the HHS secretary and CMS administrator cited the competition among Medicare Advantage plans as a model of success.

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While liberal politicians focus their discourse on who should pay for care, ‘the real focus’ should be on how much care costs, Verma said.

The officials said their competition-boosting work is evident not only in MA plans but also in added flexibilty around the ACA.

The keys to solving the U.S. healthcare system’s pervasive cost problem include competitive market forces and a commitment to a value-based approach to payment, two senior Trump administration healthcare officials said during speeches this week at the Better Medicare Alliance in Washington, D.C.

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, HHS, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Payment Models, Physician, Pricing / Spending, Primary care, Provider, Public Exchange, Value Based
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