Modern Healthcare October 7, 2017
The Trump administration has not been bashful about its desire to scale back several initiatives launched under its predecessor. Perhaps the most significant actions have been steps to reverse course on mandating that providers participate in various alternative-payment programs.
Beyond loosening requirements for physicians to contend with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, CMS officials are looking to free hospitals and doctors from bundled-payment initiatives. The agency in August proposed canceling mandatory bundled-payment initiatives for heart attacks, bypass surgeries and hip and femur fractures that were set to begin in January. Industry groups will be busy this week putting the final touches on comments to the agency, which are due Oct. 16.
Beyond proposing to cancel the bundle programs,...
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