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House Bill on Medicare Payment Transparency Undermined by Poison Pill Provision
On March 14, the House passed the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act (H.R. 4015), which includes provisions on Medicare data transparency. Among other things, the bill would require Medicare to publicly disclose data on reimbursements made to physicians while protecting patients’ privacy. The legislation would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to release payment data on Physician Compare, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ online physician database. Unfortunately, the bill also contains a “poison pill” – the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate – rendering it unworkable in its current form...Read More
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