Would the “Doc Fix” Allow the Feds to Tell Doctor How to Practice Medicine?

This database would eventually be used to identify “outlier ordering professionals.” These are doctors who show a “low adherence” to the “appropriate use criteria.” Starting in 2020, these “outlying” doctors would then be required to seek the advance permission of the government through a “prior authorization” process administered by a government website before they can […]



via John Goodman's Health Policy Blog http://healthblog.ncpa.org/would-the-doc-fix-allow-the-feds-to-tell-doctor-how-to-practice-medicine/