The reforms address legislation put in place that targeted nepotism and self-dealing by health care professionals and providers within the health care system.
The Trump Administration continues to pursue its episodic health care reform agenda despite setbacks in the effort to dismantle Obamacare.
The latest: Proposals from Trump's Department of Health and Human Services that would ease restrictions on how physicians can collaborate with other medical professionals and health care facilities without running afoul of fraud and kickback restraints currently in place.
The proposed reforms are in line with Trump's adoption of the value-based care model, where health outcomes are the focus rather than access to or the sheer number of services available to patients. Under value-based care, physicians work closely in tandem with patients and other providers to manage a patient's full health care spectrum. They are compensated based primarily on health outcomes rather than services rendered.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
