Senate Finance Discusses Possible Medicare Physician Payment Reforms

The Senate Finance Committee kicked off an effort to overhaul the Medicare physician payment system at a hearing Thursday where members of a bipartisan task force aired several preliminary ideas, and while committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) said he wanted to avoid another temporary pay patch, he didn’t say how long a broader revamp would take. Key lawmakers signaled an overhaul of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) may involve major changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System...