From Modern Healthcare:
"The way Medicare pays doctors for their work has not kept up with the times, and if it’s not working for doctors, it’s not working for the patients they help,” said Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a statement laying out the committee's reform interests alongside its ranking Republican, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho).
The senators' white paper identifies several major areas where physician pay should be reformed — and boosted — with a particular emphasis on programs that could also save money, including:
Creating pay updates that "ensure clinicians can own and operate their practices,"
Encouraging "alternative payment models that reward providing better care at a lower cost,"
Reexamining Medicare's quality measures,
Improving primary care,
Supporting chronic care benefits,
Extending telehealth access
The senators also want to better treat chronic conditions they say are the biggest drain on Medicare.
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