Pay-for-procedure or fee-for-service reimbursement rewards doctors and hospitals for volume - not keeping patients healthy or being efficiency. Pay-for-Performance is clearly one tool that can change the incentives to reward quality. Ron Wyden changedoctorefficiency share on social
Let's hold insurance companies accountable the right way by making them put their whole customer base on the line. Ron Wyden accountablebasecompany Change image and share on social
It is unclear exactly how many law enforcement agencies are currently using this capability, but it is reasonable to say that while resource limitations used to discourage the government from tracking you without a good reason, these constraints have largely disappeared. Ron Wyden agencycapabilityconstraint share on social
This house better get cleaned up in six months. The swamp is going to have to be drained pretty quickly. Ron Wyden cleandrainhouse Change image and share on social
I think we have to ask this administration, and the President specifically, about using their political capital now to stand up for the American consumer who is getting clobbered by these gasoline and oil prices. Ron Wyden administrationamericancapital share on social
Protect IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) are a step towards a different kind of Internet. They are a step towards an Internet in which those with money and lawyers and access to power have a greater voice than those who don't. Ron Wyden accessactgreat share on social
I believe that whether you love your job or hate your job, get laid off or are just in-between jobs, you deserve health care that can never be taken away. Ron Wyden caredeservehate Change image and share on social
When the Veterans Affairs Department implemented a program to provide home-based health care to veterans with multiple chronic conditions - many of the system's most expensive patients to treat - they received astounding results. Ron Wyden affairastoundbase share on social
Because of the Korean free trade agreement, South Koreans who want Oregon blueberries are gonna see their prices go down because we will be getting rid of a 45 percent tariff on this Oregon product. Ron Wyden agreementblueberryfree Change image and share on social
The Bush administration did stop filling the reserve in 2002 when it helped the oil industry. Now they should do it to help the consumer. Ron Wyden administrationbushconsumer Change image and share on social