“In today’s healthcare discourse, Medicare has become the sine qua non of impassioned debate. And during the 2019 Forbes Healthcare Summit, the current Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma discussed its future…”
“The overall theme for Ms. Verma’s remarks was the need to slow the growth of healthcare costs in the U.S. while at the same time, improving patient care and patient outcomes. She reflected on one bright spot in U.S. healthcare — the decrease in the overall cost of healthcare as a percentage of GDP, which has happened for the first time in 13 years. However, healthcare costs are now growing faster than the rate of GDP growth, and Congress has done nothing to bend this cost/growth curve. “
“Ms. Verma also highlighted the gaps in Medicare coverage that need to be fixed…”
“One new concept in healthcare that is being explored for reimbursement of highly expensive drugs is payment indemnity. Under this concept, the manufacturer would only be reimbursed for the full price of the drug if the patient makes full recovery…” Read the full article here.
Source: The Future Of Medicare? The Head Of CMS Offers Some Critical Answers – By Steve Brozak, December 11, 2019. Forbes.
