Medical Economics May 8, 2024
Budget Committee hearing has testimony from experts, including leader of a primary care practice.
Value-based care, increased competition and a standardized claims process all could help the problems in the U.S. health care system that are piling on to physician burnout, patient outcomes, and growing costs, said three experts who testified in Congress.
On May 8, the House of Representatives and the Senate both had hearings about administrative hang-ups that are costing more and providing less to patients, while consuming time and adding to frustration of physicians.
The Senate Budget Committee hearing was “Reducing Paperwork, Cutting Costs: Alleviating Administrative Burdens in Health Care.” Those burdens are hurting primary care, said Noah Benedict, MHL, president and CEO of the Rhode Island...