THIS REQUIRES YOUR ATTENTION and COMMENT
The DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, has published its proposed rule (19528 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 67 / Thursday, April 7, 2011 / Proposed Rules) which would implement section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act which contains provisions relating to Medicare payments to providers of services and suppliers participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Under these provisions, providers of services and suppliers can continue to receive traditional Medicare fee-for-service payments under Parts A and B, and be eligible for additional payments based on meeting specified quality and savings requirements.
This long complex document (127 pages) will have a profound effect on quality, access to, and the cost of health care for all Americans. If the only commentators are hospital systems, physician groups, trade organizations, financial interests, lawyers and others whose economic interests will be served through having their input adopted, your family's and community's interests will not be well served.
Read it. Discuss it. Submit comments. Be heard. Or don't complain when your family's health care needs are subverted by other interests which focus on cost, profit and system control.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment