And so the race to 0 begins in earnest. There is no solution that does not impact patient decision making for economic reasons. And economic reasons are driving the decision, not patient care.
Hello, Dr. Storey! Have your thoughts on ROCR changed since you wrote this? Was the HEART initiative in ROCR not developed at that time for you to speak on it?
It was - my thinking was / still is - it is a pretty small component of the total plan so I didn't add it to the discussion. It is interesting - it is unique, but even with pretty good numbers it is well less than 100k for 300pt facilities and my hope would be facilities would pass that benefit along to the patients and not use it as an income stream. Thanks for reading.
I agree - interesting times. On the plus side, I think we ARE pushing towards a patient oriented result - it just conflicts with how the US has been paid for decades. The key is finding a good pathway forward. Thanks for reading along. If you see better paths, please reach out.
Nicely written. Alas..
And so the race to 0 begins in earnest. There is no solution that does not impact patient decision making for economic reasons. And economic reasons are driving the decision, not patient care.
Hello, Dr. Storey! Have your thoughts on ROCR changed since you wrote this? Was the HEART initiative in ROCR not developed at that time for you to speak on it?
It was - my thinking was / still is - it is a pretty small component of the total plan so I didn't add it to the discussion. It is interesting - it is unique, but even with pretty good numbers it is well less than 100k for 300pt facilities and my hope would be facilities would pass that benefit along to the patients and not use it as an income stream. Thanks for reading.
I agree - interesting times. On the plus side, I think we ARE pushing towards a patient oriented result - it just conflicts with how the US has been paid for decades. The key is finding a good pathway forward. Thanks for reading along. If you see better paths, please reach out.