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Big ACO Push at Heart of Policy Group's Healthcare Overhaul Plan
Medicare providers could see both bigger pay increases and bigger cuts than offered in the current system under a high-profile, bipartisan overhaul proposed Thursday.
The single largest provider benefit in a proposed overhaul from the Bipartisan Policy Center—founded in 2007 by former Republican and Democratic congressional leaders—is the elimination of the sustainable growth-rate formula. That payment system has required congressional patches to avert Medicare physician pay cuts every year since 2002, including a 24.4% cut required at the end of this year.
Overall, the slate of Medicare policy and healthcare tax changes would provide a projected $560 billion in federal healthcare savings, which includes the $138 billion cost of eliminating the SGR and its required cuts.
The catch for providers is that they would never receive another increase in their fee-for-service payments, unless their area is given a rural exemption from the HHS secretary.
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Source: Modern Healhcare
Blister Packs May Help Solve Medication Adherence Challenges and Lower Health Care Costs
June 10th 2025Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and improve health outcomes.
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