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PEPC was pleased to sign a September 28 letter addressed to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader Schumer, and Leader McConnell, joining over 800 physician and health care associations, health systems, provider practices, and ACOs in asking Congress to extend Medicare’s 5 percent Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive payments authorized under the Medicare Access and …

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PEPC appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the proposed rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs. In the letter, we focus on steps the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) can take to increase competition in the health care …

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PEPC sent a letter to Healthy Future Task Force Chairs Reps. Guthrie (R-KY) and Nunes (R-CA) thanking them for the work that the Task Force and its Subcommittees have done to identify and develop policies to modernize and personalize America’s health care system, support innovative treatments, restore the doctor/patient relationship, and provide all Americans more …

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PEPC appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the proposed Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. As outlined in the letter, we appreciate the steps taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reduce physician burden and support independent practices and providers entering value-based care models, and encourage …

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public regarding various aspects of the Medicare program, including Medicare Advantage and value-based care. PEPC applauds CMS’ efforts to ensure the Medicare program provides equitable, high quality, and whole-person care that is affordable and sustainable, and …

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PEPC was pleased to sign an August 18 letter addressed to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, joining twenty-seven other stakeholder groups in asking HHS for more clarity and flexibility on how best to implement federal information blocking regulations set to go into effect October 6. We are increasingly concerned about …

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The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) applauds Congress for passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. As an organization that focuses on independent physicians and practices, we are acutely aware of the impact of rising costs on small businesses. Nationwide, independent practices and physicians consistently deliver high-quality health care to their patients, oftentimes serving as …

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on strengthening primary health care in the United States. PEPC appreciates HHS’ recognition that high-quality primary health care is essential to improving health equity and health outcomes, and believes that adoption of value-based care models is critical to realizing our …

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The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) is proud to sponsor the first national Health Care Value Week (January 24-28, 2022), along with more than 70 other leading value-based care organizations. This week has been a time to reflect on the progress made to date in moving away from an inefficient fee-for-service model and toward …

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To give independent practices and physicians a chance to remain independent if they choose to, reimbursement structures for federal programs such as Medicare must keep pace. This is true even as organizations like the Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care advocate for value-based care models as a path to sustainability for independent practices. Many value-based care …

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