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The sustainable growth rate is an outdated system that basically incentivizes people using patient utilization rather than looking at healthy outcomes for reimbursement.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congress.govThomas Daschle: “The sustainable growth rate is an outdated system that basically incentivizes people using patient utilization rather…”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Daschle criticizes the outdated Medicare reimbursement system for focusing on utilization over health outcomes.
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Compromise is the oxygen of democracy. And Bob Dole provided a lot of oxygen over those years he was in Senate leadership.
Jan 7, 2009
We have cost problems. We have access problems. But as you rightfully point out in your question, we certainly have quality problems.
Jan 26, 2009
It seems to me to make a lot of sense that there should be a Federal health board that has some oversight responsibility.
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