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On Thursday, October 3, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on “Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nation’s Seniors.” While the EO does not provide legislative or regulatory specifications, it raises policy areas that the President believes need to be addressed to improve the Medicare program.
Briefly, the EO aims to expand enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans to make them more attractive to seniors than the traditional fee-for-service program. Within one year, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is asked to propose regulations and implement other administrative actions to provide more diverse and affordable MA options for seniors, by:
Other policy proposals raised in the EO of interest include:
Several issues mentioned in the EO raise concerns, including possible reduction in physician payments and expansion of scope of practice. The AMA will actively engage with Federation organizations and with the Administration about the EO and will provide significant input into the regulatory process as work on these policy proposals progresses.
Terri Marchiori
Director, Federation Relations
330 N. Wabash
Chicago, IL 60611
(p) 312-464-5271
terri.marchiori@ama-assn.org
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Final Table Talk! Dr. Brown and Dr. Chiu are hosting MUV Wednesday December 4, 2019 at the AMRX office. It’s an exclusive time for our
Pinellas County Medical Associations mission is to inform, serve and advocate for patients and physicians in our county. We are tasked to further county physician’s ability to provide high quality medical care for patients. And, promote and monitor the ethical and competent practice of medicine in our county. In addition, the Association provides consumer advocacy through a referral service, physician participation in community events, services and programs, and the general dissemination of information about physicians and health services available.
(727) 541-1159
araiford@pinellascma.org
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