On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
The sustainable growth rate is an outdated system that basically incentivizes people using patient utilization rather than looking at healthy outcomes for reimbursement.
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congress.govThomas Daschle: “The sustainable growth rate is an outdated system that basically incentivizes people using patient utilization rather…”
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Daschle criticizes the outdated Medicare reimbursement system for focusing on utilization over health outcomes.
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