Obama Administration’s regulatory reductions to save health care system nearly $1.1 billion

Scaling back outdated rules is part of Administration’s effort to cut red tape

New proposed rules released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would reduce unnecessary, obsolete, or burdensome regulations and save hospitals and healthcare providers nearly $1.1 billion each year and over $5 billion over 5 years. The new proposals regarding the rules for hospitals that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients were developed in response to President Obama’s call on all Federal agencies to eliminate burdensome and unnecessary regulations.

“The President and I have challenged agencies to hunt down burdensome regulations,” said Vice President Joe Biden. “Today’s steps will remove outdated, duplicative, unnecessary burdens on hospitals - saving money and improving care.” Read the full release...

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