HCFA reform
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Bobby Jindal will chair a department task force charged with reviewing regulatory burden associated with Medicare hospital cost reporting, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson announces June 8. The task force will "raise the priority of regulatory reform across the department," Thompson said. The secretary noted his intention to work with House Ways & Means Committee Chair Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) and Health Subcommittee Chair Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) and Ranking Member Pete Stark (D-Calif.)