Healthcare DIVE May 20, 2024
On Friday, the committee released a white paper proposing Medicare adjust doctor reimbursement to account for inflation, a key goal for physician lobbies.
Dive Brief:
- The Senate Finance Committee is considering policies to create more stability in Medicare payments for doctors, an update cheered by physician groups that have long lobbied for reforming how the insurance program reimburses clinicians.
- Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, released the white paper on Friday proposing Medicare adjust payments to account for inflation, a key goal for physicians that argue government reimbursement hasn’t kept pace with rising costs.
- The Senate Finance Committee is also interested in exploring ways to use incentives to increase provider participation in alternative payment...
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