Flattening Medicare’s reimbursement structure would save taxpayers billions each year—and spur more competition between healthcare providers, leading to more choices and lower costs for patients and taxpayers.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have declared war on government bloat. They hope to use the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to axe wasteful spending and slash bureaucratic red tape that costs Americans trillions of dollars in foregone economic growth.
One of the best places to start would be the asinine rules that enable hospitals to overcharge Medicare by billions each year.
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Dear Elon, Add Medicare ‘Site-Neutrality’ To DOGE’s To-Do List
Sally C. Pipes
Flattening Medicare’s reimbursement structure would save taxpayers billions each year—and spur more competition between healthcare providers, leading to more choices and lower costs for patients and taxpayers.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have declared war on government bloat. They hope to use the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to axe wasteful spending and slash bureaucratic red tape that costs Americans trillions of dollars in foregone economic growth.
One of the best places to start would be the asinine rules that enable hospitals to overcharge Medicare by billions each year.
Read the entire Forbes op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.