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PEPC was pleased to respond to a Congressional Request for Information (RFI), led by the House Republican and House Democratic Doctors Caucuses and Chairs Joyce (R-PA) and Schrier (D-WA), soliciting feedback on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), including the role of the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) and actions Congress should …

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report examining the extent and effects of physician consolidation. The report confirms that consolidation among hospitals, insurers, and private equity firms is associated with higher costs for patients and Medicare without clear evidence of better quality, while also raising concerns about competition and access. GAO also …

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PEPC appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the proposed rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs. As outlined in the letter, our comments advocate for payment parity between physician offices and hospital outpatient departments as one way to level the …

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PEPC was pleased to provide comments to CMS and ASTP in response to the Request for Information (RFI) on the Health Technology Ecosystem. Health technology plays an essential role in supporting health care providers in value-based care arrangements. Small and independent practices are more resource constrained and struggle to develop the data infrastructure and associated …

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PEPC joined 24 physician and health care associations and more than 550 accountable care organizations (ACOs), health systems, hospitals, physician practices, health clinics, and accountable care stakeholders in urging Congress to support continued investment in Medicare’s transition to advanced APMs that take on accountability for costs and outcomes of their patient populations. Read the letter here.

PEPC responded to a public inquiry from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force. Our comments focus on considerations for the Task Force as it considers opportunities to reduce burden and make it easier for physicians to provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care including physician payment policies, information blocking, quality reporting and anti-competitive contracting. …

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The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI) for its commitment to ensuring that value-based care is a path to sustainability for independent practices and physicians in its new strategic direction to Make America Healthy Again. Evaluations of past and current CMMI models clearly demonstrate …

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