Verma Touts Burden Reduction, Says Agency Will Seek More Feedback

CMS will again ask stakeholders for feedback on how to reduce regulatory burden, according to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, even as work on two separate CMS burden-reduction rules continues. Some providers are pleased with CMS’ plan, as one home health lobbyist said the agency needs to take an iterative approach to burden reduction, but the American Medical Association has told the agency that burden reduction efforts won’t help if new bureaucratic requirements are added elsewhere. “CMS is delivering results,” Verma...