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Mayo Clinic Reacts to House Subcommittee Vote on Medicare Payment Legislation
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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today approved Medicare reimbursement legislation that would repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate and lead to a physician payment system focused on health care quality. Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy, M.D., issued the following statement in reaction to the vote:
“Mayo Clinic is pleased to see the committee move forward with reforms that eliminate the SGR and establish a transitional payment period that will lead toward a payment system focused on provider quality measures. We believe physician payment must be based on evidence-based quality measures that lead to better patient outcomes. By making this the core of payment reform, we can put in place a structure that motivates providers to offer higher-quality care for Medicare patients and to deliver that care cost-effectively.”
The legislation now moves to the full committee for its review.
Read entire news release: SGRlegislation
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