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The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) has long advocated for payment parity between physician offices and hospital outpatient departments as one way to level the playing field for independent physicians. Site specific payment policies drive consolidation, higher costs for Medicare and further stacks the deck against independent physicians and practices. That is why we …

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PEPC appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the proposed Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. As outlined in the letter, our comments specifically focus how select provisions of the proposed rule will impact health care competition and value-based care opportunities for independent physicians. As many value-based care models continue to be …

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STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD: “Checking-In on CMMI: Assessing the Transition to Value-Based Care” The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) is an advocacy coalition supporting value-based care to reduce costs, improve quality, empower patients and physicians, and increase access to care for millions of Americans through a competitive health care provider market. We believe that …

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The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) was pleased to submit comments on the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), proposed in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) proposed rule. Our comments raise two points: To read our full comments, click here.

The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) submitted a statement for the recording following the House Ways & Means Committee, Subcommittee on Health hearing “The Collapse of Private Practice: Examining the Challenges Facing Independent Medicine.” Our comments highlight the role of value-based care in supporting and preserving today’s independent workforce. Many independent practices are doing …

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To better understand the independent physician practice experience in CMS Innovation Center models, the Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) reviewed evaluation reports from several CMS Innovation Center models: the ACO Investment Model (AIM), Next Generation ACO (NGACO) Model, Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) Initiative and CPC Plus (CPC+). This white paper highlights the experience and …

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On February 21, 2024, a cybersecurity attack took down Change Healthcare, the country’s largest processor of medical claims. Since then, hospitals, doctors, and other providers have struggled to be reimbursed for medical claims – putting up to a quarter of our nation’s physician practices in severe financial distress and threatening their ability to stay open. …

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PEPC was pleased to submit comments to the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) on the 21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking proposed rule. We encourage ONC to carefully balance information blocking enforcement with efforts to make it easier for all providers to move into …

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PEPC was pleased to comment on the the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force request for information (RFI) on solutions to improve patient outcomes and reduce health care spending. In our comments, we provide feedback on specific policy solutions the Task Force can consider to improve outcomes while lowering health care spending, through promoting …

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PEPC was pleased to respond to Ways and Means request for information on improving access to health care in rural and underserved areas. Our comments provide insight into the challenges facing the independent physician workforce today, and how they can be addressed by advancing policies that promote provider competition, ensure robust Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement as …

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