A few thousand doctors make at least $100,000 each in a Medicare program to manage chronic conditions that’s “put together wrong.”
Good morning! I’m Phil Galewitz, a senior correspondent with KFF Health News covering Medicaid and Medicare. Something I enjoy: checking up on government health programs billed as innovative ways to save money and improve care. Send tips toNearly a decade ago, Medicare launched a program to help the two-thirds of beneficiaries with chronic conditions by paying their doctors an additional monthly fee to coordinate their care.
A host of factors limit participation in the program, according to Thorpe and other experts. Chief among them is that both doctors and patients must opt into participating. “This is very time-intensive and not something physicians are used to doing or have time to do,” Thorpe said., 73, looks forward to a phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing with anxiety and other health issues.
“Just knowing someone is going to check on me is comforting,” said Lester, who lives with her dogs, Sophie and Dolly, in Independence, Kan.is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at, discussing key election issues in 2024, the politics of abortion in battleground states and how she sees her old boss’s vision for a second term. The event starts at noon ET.
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