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1/ Here we go!
The @SenateHELP ‘‘Lower Health Care Costs Act’’ just dropped
I—ENDING SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS
II—REDUCING THE PRICES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
III—IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE
IV—IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH
V—IMPROVING THE EXCHANGE OF HEALTH
INFORMATION
The @SenateHELP ‘‘Lower Health Care Costs Act’’ just dropped
I—ENDING SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS
II—REDUCING THE PRICES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
III—IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE
IV—IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH
V—IMPROVING THE EXCHANGE OF HEALTH
INFORMATION
2/ There will be lots to digest in the days to come, but let's take a quick look at the major provisions in the Section by Section Summary:
help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Full text here: help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Full text here: help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
3/ TITLE I: Ending Surprise Medical Bills
Congress hates to get involved in private contracts. The fact that we are here is testament to just how abusive & immoral the behaviors of certain providers has been. Every one of these provisions has 1000 constituent letters behind it
Congress hates to get involved in private contracts. The fact that we are here is testament to just how abusive & immoral the behaviors of certain providers has been. Every one of these provisions has 1000 constituent letters behind it
1/ A little bit of history here…
When I was national coordinator for health IT, we did an RFI with CMS for “Advancing Interoperability and Health Information Exchange"
federalregister.gov/documents/2013…
When I was national coordinator for health IT, we did an RFI with CMS for “Advancing Interoperability and Health Information Exchange"
federalregister.gov/documents/2013…
2/ If you’re a student of this stuff, it’s pretty topical- including a section on patient-centered information exchange on promoting #BlueButton - including through Medicare Advantage, … which is now on the verge of becoming a reality
3/ Another idea I was pretty excited about was using inpatient/post-acute Conditions of Participation as a vehicle for getting information sharing - on the argument that it really is a basic health and safety requirement
