MedPage Today May 20, 2024
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Healthcare organizations seemed pleased with a Senate Finance Committee white paper on problems with physician payment under the Medicare fee-for-service program, even though the paper was vague on some plans for addressing the issues presented.
“MGMA [the Medical Group Management Association] is encouraged to see [the] Senate Finance [Committee] taking an important step toward meaningful Medicare physician payment reform, examining potential solutions to ensure the financial solvency of medical practices and protect beneficiary access to care,” said Anders Gilberg, MGMA’s senior vice president of government affairs, in a statement. (Disclosure: Gilberg is a member of the MedPage Today editorial board.)
“Paramount is the need for an annual physician...
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