Medical Economics April 15, 2024
Senators hear possibilities about nation’s single largest health care payer.
Treatment plans and physician payment must evolve as Medicare covers an aging population dealing with chronic conditions, said experts who testified before national lawmakers.
A renewed focus on primary care is a key to strengthening the Medicare system, said Stephen Furr, MD, FAAFP, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He was one of four witnesses who spoke to the Senate Finance Committee in the April 11 hearing, “Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment.”
The committee spent almost two hours discussing Medicare’s widescale transition from acute care to chronic care management. The system started as a way for seniors to receive health care for conditions such as a...
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