Posted on 03/20/2010 7:24:02 PM PDT by Son House
Rep. Ron Kind and four other members of the moderate New Democrat Coalition met with President Barack Obama at the White House Thursday to press for additional changes to Medicare reimbursement formulas that they say would encourage quality over quantity in the country’s health care system.
Kind, a La Crosse Democrat, said he and others in the group want to see the country “heading down the road to payment reform.”
“We’re hoping to get more payment reform in the final version,” he said.
The health care bill approved in the Senate contains language that Kind said would eventually reward physicians based on health outcomes rather than the volume of procedures. But he said he wants to see that apply to hospitals as well.
Under the Senate bill, the Institute of Medicine would give Medicare a set of recommendations on how to change funding formulas to encourage better quality health outcomes. Medicare officials would have to agree to the proposals before some of those changes could start taking effect in 2013.
I believe Rep Kind and his 15 fellow moderate New Democrat Coalition have some explaining to do
Ping to this Rep Kind and his 15 members of the moderate New Democrat Coalition
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I’ll believe these Reps may have to be swayed, but we all know they can’t change the Senate bill
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/20/1325518/dems-find-more-votes-for-health.html
The latest bill contains Senate language that several Democrats said doesn’t do enough to overcome geographic disparities in Medicare reimbursements.
“We need to make sure providers are reimbursed more on value than volume,” said Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., who’s undecided how he’ll vote. Kind was one of 15 angry Democrats who met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday about the issue.
http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/late-push-yields-more-votes-for-health-bill-403891.html
House Democratic leaders were working to head off a possible revolt among 15 lawmakers upset that House-passed increases in Medicare reimbursements for local hospitals were removed from the legislation.
The latest bill contains Senate language that several Democrats said doesn’t do enough to overcome geographic disparities in Medicare reimbursements.
“We need to make sure providers are reimbursed more on value than volume,” said Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., who’s undecided on how he’ll vote Sunday.
I thought they were voting on the Senate bill tomorrow? What is there to talk about. Once it passes (if, I guess) ain’t nobody in the administration going to willingly revisit it.
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I thought they were voting on the Senate bill tomorrow?
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Yes, that’s their problem;
“We need to make sure providers are reimbursed more on value than volume,” said Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis
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It’s not in the Senate bill, Americans will be herded like cattle to make up for the ‘volume’, for reimbursements. Coming soon, to a hospital near you, thanks CONgress!
Exactly. It’s truly amazing that something this important in being decided on a partison basis and on so narrow a win or lose. Blows the mind.
Well they can certainly vote against it can’t they? Gees these clowns need to be shown the door, along with Obama. I hope they’re not expecting the he’s going to fix it after they vote yes.
Ron Kind and four other members of the moderate New Democrat CoalitionBy moderate, they mean, relative to fellow Demwits. Thanks Son House.
Good luck finding health care for you and your family, Ronnie, if you vote yes...
Got another one of them too;
Walz(D-Mn) Inclined To Vote for Health Reform Bill(Mayo Clinic wants Payment Reform Language)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2475626/posts
Mayo Clinic has been pushing for provisions that would change how providers are reimbursed so that it is based on quality of care instead of volume of care.
Under the Senate bill, the payment reform provisions only apply to providers. He said Mayo Clinic wants to see that expanded to include hospitals, which was included in the House bill.
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Their both going to have to vote NO, or we’ll all know they don’t care about quality over quantity, they can’t change the Senate bill
Ron Kind is Nancy Pelosi’s puppet. Don’t count on him to do anything against “the Party”. He’s a great talker, but it’s because he practices daily by using both sides of his mouth.
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