Eric Fader was quoted in a January 30 article, "Trump
health care order a 'signal'; Price vague on ACA
replacement details in hearings," in DecisionHealth's
newsletter Part B News. In the article, Eric discussed
what changes Tom Price, the Georgia congressman nominated to serve
as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, might
implement if confirmed.
"I think it's safe to say Price will tend to favor
whatever actions will reduce the overall burden on physicians, and
that is likely to include killing mandatory bundling programs like
CJR," Eric said, referring to the new Comprehensive Care for
Joint Replacement reimbursement model for Medicare beneficiaries.
But Eric said he doesn't expect Price to reverse course on
other value-based reimbursement initiatives, as they "will be
critical to reducing costs to the health care system over the long
term."
Eric also guessed that Price may not scale back the
"meaningful use" requirements currently embodied
in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA),
discussed
here, because continued movement toward universal use and
interoperability of electronic health records (EHRs) is an
essential part of the transition to value-based care. "I
don't see those provisions of MACRA that deal with EHRs going
away, even though they do impose administrative burdens on
physicians," Eric concluded.
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