Modern Healthcare October 5, 2019
President Donald Trump’s executive order last week calling for various changes to Medicare has some experts worried that program spending and patient premiums could climb. But they cautioned that the lack of specifics in the order leaves a lot open to interpretation.
The order, titled Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors, focuses largely on bolstering the privatized Medicare Advantage program—where two-thirds of beneficiaries are enrolled—while condemning Medicare for All proposals championed by some Democratic lawmakers.
In one section that’s giving experts pause, the order directs HHS to submit a report on ways to modify Medicare fee-for-service payments to more closely reflect the prices paid for services in Medicare Advantage and the commercial insurance market and encourage more competition.
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