Michael Burgess actually said...

"Eliminating or reducing the effectiveness of the Stark and Anti-kickback laws is not a delivery system reform agenda."

"we are not in favor of removing Stark prohibitions on fee-for-service standard, self-referral, and things like that."

"I think the MACRA component, especially as we transition into the later years of the MACRA model into the advanced APM model I think there's going to be a lot of synergies with independent physicians."

"This was a critical step in the right direction as we helped begin to shift Medicare towards being a more value-based payment system."