“The House has now voted overwhelmingly not just to end SGR’s automatic Medicare cuts but to enact delivery reform and transparency measures that can make health care more affordable for all of us. We applaud them for their leadership.
“This compromise bill is not perfect. NCHC has long supported an alternative approach to offsets through stronger delivery and prescription drug reforms, not cost-shifting to beneficiaries or others. We also prefer a longer CHIP extension and a long-term solution for Medicare therapy caps.
“But failure to act could jeopardize care for seniors, children, and disabled Americans while leaving unchecked the fee-for-service incentives at the heart of our health care cost problem. In the next few days, Congress must work together to get these important reforms to the President’s desk.”
See full press release: https://www.nchc.org/nchc-applauds-house-vote-to-end-sgr-advance-health-care-delivery-and-transparency-reforms/