'Band-Aid on a Tumor': Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump's Medicare Privatization Scheme

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'Band-Aid on a Tumor': Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump's Medicare Privatization Scheme
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'Changing the name doesn't change the fact that the Direct Contracting program is backdoor privatization of Medicare,' said alaw202 of SSWorks.

"Changing the name doesn't change the fact that the Direct Contracting program is backdoor privatization of Medicare," said one progressive advocate.Rejecting pressure to terminate the program in its entirety, the Biden administration on Thursday announced it is redesigning a"This dangerous experiment must be stopped before it further harms the health of vulnerable seniors.

the opposition to Direct Contracting, was far from satisfied with the Biden administration's changes, which the organization argued are more cosmetic than substantive.Dr. Susan Rogers, an internal medicine physician and president of PNHP."This new model doubles down on Direct Contracting's fatal flaws, inserting a profit-seeking middleman between beneficiaries and their providers.

First, like the DC model, ACO REACH will pay middlemen a flat fee to"manage" seniors' health, allowing them to keep 40% of what they don’t spend on care as profit and overhead. The new program increases provider governance from 25% to 75% , but ACO REACH entities are ultimately accountable to investors.

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