Congress, administration to look at P4P as group-practice demo opens.

Publication: Medicine & Health

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The Bush administration also will work closely with a motivated, bipartisan Congress to move forward with P4P for Medicare providers in 2005, McClellan said Jan. 31. In its budget proposal to be released this week, the administration will call for instituting P4P in Medicare.

"We want to have a strong dialogue with Congress this year on how to move forward," and the administration is hopeful that legislators will join them in taking "real concrete steps" on P4P in 2005, McClellan said in a conference call with...

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