Warner & Isakson Launch Bipartisan Effort to Improve Chronic Care

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U.S. Senate Finance Committee members Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) announced the formation of a bipartisan working group to begin exploring solutions to improve outcomes for Medicare patients requiring chronic care. As part of these efforts, Sens. Warner and Isakson today sent a letter requesting input from healthcare stakeholders as they work to develop bipartisan legislative solutions.

"Our current system, which rewards providers for delivering increased volume of services, is incredibly costly for chronic care patients and a drain on our Medicare system," said Sen. Warner. "We need to continue to work to find solutions to strengthen care coordination and effectively provide quality chronic care. Input from healthcare stakeholders, from both the public and private sectors, is critical as we move towards developing bipartisan solutions."

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