tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 29

PAY FOR PERFORMANCE: AARP Fancies P4P Bill

...and no one should discount this organization's infulence.The powerful AARP has come out in support of pay-for-performance legislation. If overwhelming support in the House and Senate wasn't enough to guarantee passage of a P4P bill, then the AARP's boost could seal the deal.Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" with co-sponsor Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT). "This bill creates the financial incentives that reward those providers who deliver that quality care today, and to those who make improvements where they are needed," Grassley said on the Senate floor.The...

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