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The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) solicited a Request For Information (RFI) about current perspectives on the role care coordination can play in optimizing health care delivery andvalue-based transformation in the context of alternative payment models (APMs) and physician-focused payment models (PFPMs) specifically. Given our specific area of focus, PEPC is well-positioned to …

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On June 16, 2021, PEPC sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure congratulating her on her new leadership role at CMS. PEPC looks forward to working with Administrator Brooks-LaSure to transform the health care system so that it supports and encourages physician-led value-based care models while ensuring adequate provider competition. To read the full …

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On May 19, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, will hold a hearing entitled “Antitrust Applied: Hospital Consolidation Concerns and Solutions.” PEPC submitted a statement for the record for the hearing, highlighting concerns around increasing consolidation in the health care market and the urgency it creates …

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On April 29, the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, will hold a hearing entitled “Treating the Problem: Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct and Consolidation in Health Care Markets.” The hearing will examine proposals to lower pharmaceutical drug prices and address consolidation in the markets for hospital care, health insurance, …

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PEPC was pleased to partner with Families USA and the National Academy for State Health Policy to host a virtual briefing on opportunities to continue to increase health care competition. Proposals identified for further action and consideration by policymakers include the following: Continued opportunities for independent physicians and practices to participate in value-based care models …

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