How does the Gramm Rudman Hollings Act affect physicians?

Answer 1

A provision of the Gramm-Rudman Act made it possible for private for profit physicians groups, hospitals and all for profit health care providers to get paid by Medicare and Medicaid. When For Profit providers started billing Medicare and Medicaid it created a considerable increase in the amount of paperwork health care providers have to submit for payment leaving fewer resources for actual patient care. Health care providers now spend more time and energy in paperwork than in providing quality patient care. To increase profits for the for profit providers standards of care have been compromised.