Kevin Brady: “Enough really is enough. The unfair way Medicare pays our local doctors to treat our seniors has gone on for far too…”

“Enough really is enough. The unfair way Medicare pays our local doctors to treat our seniors has gone on for far too long. It is making it harder for seniors to see a doctor they know and who knows them. It is chasing local doctors out of Medicare and out of private practice, and it is encouraging too much waste and too many unnecessary procedures within Medicare. As chairman of the Health Subcommittee of Ways and Means, my top priority has been to find a permanent, reliable 21st century solution that both political parties and physicians can embrace. {time} 1000 H.R. 4015 repeals the current flawed formula for reimbursing our doctors, and it ends the yearly threat of massive cuts. In working with America's physicians, it establishes a more patient- centered approach that provides stability to our doctors, rewards them for high-quality care, begins to streamline the red tape our physicians face, and encourages better coordination and prevention. Over time, it transitions to a model that rewards value over volume by using the real-life approaches that doctors use, not what Washington wants. H.R. 4015 is a solid foundation from which to build an even better Medicare system, and it has overwhelming support from physicians. This is a major step forward, but we need to finish the job.…”