Healthcare DIVE August 13, 2019
CMS says it wants to cut red tape, and players across the healthcare industry are weighing in with a plethora of suggestions.
The agency received roughly 440 comments in response to its Patients over Paperwork initiative in which provider, payer and pharma groups lobbied to reduce the individual regulatory requirements they say cut into their bottom lines.
The American Hospital Association says providers spend nearly $39 billion a year to ensure compliance with government regulations.
As of June, CMS said it resolved or is addressing more than 80% of the actionable items identified in the original 2017 request for comment on its effort to cut administrative burden.
But from the large number of comments received, it’s clear industry doesn’t...
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