By ROBERT PEAR
Published: April 30, 2009
WASHINGTON — Leading senators from both parties said Wednesday that they would make sweeping changes in Medicare to reward or penalize doctors, hospitals and nursing homes according to the quality of care they provided.
The proposals, the opening salvo in a broad effort to overhaul the health care system at the urging of President Obama, would also create strong financial incentives for doctors and hospitals to coordinate the care they now provide in a fragmented way.The White House and Congressional Democrats have stacked the deck for Mr. Obama’s health plan by making sure it is filibuster-proof. Despite their objections to such expedited procedures, Republicans continue working with Democrats in the Senate Finance Committee.....
Medicare System Overhaul Proposed by Two Senators - NYTimes.com
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