NCCC President and CEO provides testimony before the HHS Regulatory Reform Advisory Commission

On Tuesday, June 11, Richard Bringewatt, NCCC President and CEO, served on a panel to provide testimony before the last meeting of the HHS Regulatory Reform Advisory Commission. Secretary Thompson; Tom Scully, CMS Administrator; and Bobby Jindal, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, were at the Minnesota hearing. The primary focus of the hearing was coordination of program benefits under Medicare and Medicaid. Use the following links to download a copy of the slides and the NCCC Position Paper on Regulatory Reform used and distributed at this hearing.

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Bringewatt also served as a reactor to a presentation made by David Minge on June 7.

Former U.S. Representative Minge has conducted a comprehensive study on the inequity of Medicare payment to rural healthcare plans and providers. In his remarks, Bringewatt drew an analogy to the inequity of Medicare financing for programs serving those who are frail and medically complex. He also called for broadening coalition efforts among those adversely affected by Medicare payment methods. Use the following link to download a copy of Minge's report. The report contains a nice overview of payment structures under Medicare, including M+C and fee-for-service financing, and a fairly sound justification for alternatives in payment methods.

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