Obama Points To ACA Payment Reforms As Cost Savers
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Focusing on alternatives to traditional fee for service and implementing enhanced quality of care provisions in the Affordable Care Act is still the best path to lowering Medicare costs, President Obama said in his State of the Union.
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