Government-Funded National Quality Forum Riddled With Conflicts of Interest

That’s the organization deputized by the federal government as the dominant voice in determining how Medicare providers are paid for quality. Regina Herzlinger finds that: Its CEO, Dr. Christine Cassel, an internist, received sizeable annual sums from Kaiser, the giant health care provider, more than $1.5 million since 2003, and $135,000 in compensation and another […]



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