Healthcare Finance News May 4, 2021
Susan Morse

The American Hospital Association and American Medical Association are among the 11 organizations signing the letter.

Citing rushed implementation, unanswered questions and potential negative consequences to patient care, 11 healthcare organizations are calling on the Biden administration to delay and make changes to mandated quality measure reporting for accountable care organizations.

The healthcare organizations, including the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra asking for a delay or other options.

The ACO Coalition has sent a separate letter to Becerra citing its concerns.

The concern regards changes to quality reporting for the Medicare Shared Savings Program published in the Final 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule.

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