Vizient Hosts Congressional Briefing on Medicare Advantage
2024年5月9日 - 11:25PM
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Yesterday on Capitol Hill, Vizient, Inc. hosted a policy
briefing titled, "Medicare (DIS)Advantage: How MA Plans are
Implementing Policies to Limit Access to Care," at the Rayburn
House Office Building. The event featured remarks from Reps.
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Marc Veasey (D-TX), with recorded
remarks provided by Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) and was sponsored
by Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX). The briefing, attended by a
standing-room only crowd of more than 80 congressional staff and
industry stakeholders, focused on the disruptions caused by
Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations and how hospitals are
navigating the myriad challenges to provide timely and seamless
care to MA beneficiaries.
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From left, Jeff Francis, Janet Hadar,
Christopher K. Dorman and Jenna Stern participate in the policy
briefing, “Medicare (DIS)Advantage: How MA Plans are Implementing
Policies to Limit Access to Care” at the Rayburn House Office
Building May 8, 2024. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Having recently met with healthcare providers in Texas's 30th
district, I am acutely aware of the challenges posed by Medicare
Advantage's problematic policies," said Rep. Crockett. "It’s
imperative we resolve these issues to prevent unnecessary delays or
denials of care. Safeguarding patient access to essential
healthcare services remains a top priority, ensuring our hospitals
are supported, not hindered, by administrative burdens. I
appreciate Vizient’s leadership in facilitating this important
discussion to help drive meaningful change."
Jenna Stern, associate vice president of regulatory affairs and
public policy at Vizient, moderated a discussion featuring a
distinguished panel of key healthcare leaders, including:
- Christopher K. Dorman, MA, MBA-HCM, FACHE, president & CEO,
Southwell – Tift Regional Health System, Inc.
- Jeff Francis, MBA, vice president & CFO, Methodist Health
System
- Janet Hadar, MSN, MBA, FACHE, president, UNC Hospitals
The panel of experts highlighted the ongoing challenges with
certain MA plans, such as confusion among beneficiaries about their
coverage, excessive prior authorization denials, reimbursement
issues and gaps in data reporting to CMS. The panelists proposed
several solutions to enhance patient access and care delivery.
Recommendations included requiring MA plans to have provider access
comparable to Medicare, streamlining the prior authorization
process, reducing timelines for responding to denials, and
improving MA data reporting on prior authorizations and denials,
among other recommendations.
Vizient remains committed to collaborating with policymakers,
industry stakeholders, and healthcare providers to advance policies
and initiatives that improve healthcare delivery and patient care
outcomes across the nation.
Learn more about Vizient's advocacy and public policy
efforts.
About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare
performance improvement company, serves more than 65% of the
nation’s acute care providers, which includes 97% of the nation’s
academic medical centers, and more than 35% of the non-acute care
market. Vizient provides expertise, analytics and advisory
services, as well as a contract portfolio that represents $140
billion in annual purchasing volume. Vizient’s solutions and
services improve the delivery of high-value care by aligning cost,
quality and market performance. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
Vizient has offices throughout the United States. Learn more at
www.vizientinc.com.
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