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Rother Praises Gamechanging Payment Reforms

February 25, 2013 By Larry McNeely

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February 6, 2013
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Rother Praises Gamechanging Payment Reforms
Statement by John Rother, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care, on the Introduction of the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013

“The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act is the one piece of bipartisan, introduced legislation that delivers the real reform our health care system needs, moving us away from today’s fee-for-service system to high-quality, low-cost care.

This is not just a doctor’s issue. It is vital for anyone who cares about the rising cost of health care. That’s because today’s payment system rewards the volume and complexity of care, not its quality or value.

With the new lower score from the CBO, it is vital that Congress move this year to reform physician reimbursement policy. Our health system needs to do a better job of delivering value, and patients, consumers, and purchasers all have a stake in moving forward. We simply can’t afford to wait another year.”

To read NCHC’s own plan for health and fiscal policy, click here: Curbing Costs, Improving Care: The Path to an Affordable Health Care Future.

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Rother Praises Gamechanging Payment Reforms

February 6, 2013 By Larry McNeely

Statement by John Rother, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care, on the Introduction of the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2013: “The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act is the one piece of bipartisan, introduced legislation that delivers the real reform our health care system needs, moving us away from today’s fee-for-service system to high-quality, low-cost care. This is not just a doctor’s issue. It is vital for anyone who cares about the rising cost of health care. That’s because today’s payment system rewards the volume and complexity of care, not its quality or value. With the new lower score from the CBO, it is vital that Congress move this year to reform physician reimbursement policy. Our health system needs to do a better job of delivering value, and patients, consumers, and purchasers all have a stake in moving forward. We simply can’t afford to wait another year.”

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