“… Alex Azar, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, made comments indicating his openness to mandatory bundled payment models, which would represent, if Azar is confirmed, a potential shift in the Trump Administration’s policy…”
“One of the things that came out of the Affordable Care Act was CMMI. I hope that while it has not been as productive as some would like to have seen it, I think it is a tool that is useful. I would like to hear your comments on what you see as the role of CMMI going forward,” Warner said.
Azar replied, “I completely agree with you and believe CMMI is going to be one of the very important ways we have to drive this type of transformation, our healthcare system through Medicare. We need to ideate, to pilot, to test and then generalize.”
“If he is confirmed, Azar’s views on mandatory bundled payment models signals a different take from the Trump Administration’s policy, to date, given that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) back in November cancelled three mandatory bundled payment models and rolled back a fourth…”
Source: HHS Nominee Alex Azar Signals Openness to Mandatory Payment Models – By Heather Landi, January 9, 2018. Healthcare Informatics. Read the full article here.
