Medicare Rules Imperil Patient Care, and the Ass’n of American Physicians & Surgeons Offers Solutions

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- In comments submitted to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Monday, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) asked for significant changes to regulations that imperil the medical care of 57 million seniors and millions more with ostensibly private insurance (see also Association of American Physicians and Surgeons AAPS).

" MACRA compliance is not compatible with patient-centered medical care," AAPS stated. MACRA is the acronym for the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act enacted by Congress in 2015. CMS recently asked for public input on proposed changes to regulations stemming from the legislation.

Created under the guise of increasing "quality" and "value," in practice the program penalizes doctors who fail to comply with a complex regulatory scheme that encourages rationing. "Rather than encourage better care, it encourages physicians to avoid the sickest and poorest patients," explains Dr. Matthew Hahn. Dr. Hahn's warning is backed up by an analysis of Medicare data by Chen, Epstein, and Orav, et al, published August 1 in JAMA.

Keywords for this news article include: Medicare, Health Policy, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons AAPS, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).

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