"This proposal is so far reaching and has caused so much concern it is difficult to imagine any meaningful conclusions can be drawn."
"What happened to the transparency in regard to stakeholders that we expect when considering proposals of this magnitude?"
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"These major changes would take place as early as July and on top of the current implementation of MACRA."
"Government bureaucracy and rules can never hope to contain costs."
"The Affordable Care Act is not the health reform this country needed."
"The number one complaint people have about health care is the rising cost, and yet the ACA has done nothing to decrease health care spending."
"Today's hearing is a sequel to our Health Subcommittee's earlier review of the implementation progress of the Medicare payment reforms as included in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act o..."
"MACRA seeks to consolidate, streamline and integrate these efforts into a single program."
"Through a variety of incentives, MACRA encourages physicians to engage in activities to improve quality, patient experience and outcomes and reduce costs."
"We need to make sure that the rules are paid attention to."