AHA to Senate Finance Committee: Waive Patient Cost-Sharing Obligations for Chronic Care Management Services

On June 14 the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee, responding to questions included in a white paper the committee wrote on chronic care through physician payment and policy options regarding Medicare Part B.

A key AHA message in the communication:  urging the committee for more sustainable solutions to ensure physicians are adequately reimbursed under the physician fee schedule to reflect changes in input costs and inflation.

But there is more. The Hospital association also pressed Congress to support participation in alternative payment models through extension of incentive payments, plus waive patient cost-sharing obligations from chronic care management services and extend telehealth flexibilities and waivers for the hospital-at-home program.

We at Hyalite Care Academy have collectively decades of experience working with Chronic Care Management programs across America.  We know it would certainly be a good idea to waive the CCM copay if feasible.