John O’Shea

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John O’Shea is a senior fellow in the Center for Health Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He has been a practicing general surgeon for more than 20 years, and was formerly a senior health policy adviser for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  • MACRA Implementation Should Reflect the Original Intent of the Legislation

    John O’Shea
    On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule regarding the implementation of the provisions outlined in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The basic goal of the MACRA was to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) mechanism of Medicare physician payment and replace…
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  • This Unfunded Mandate for Doctors Won’t Improve Your Health Care

    John O’Shea
  • Obama Wants Doctors Paid Differently. Here’s the Downsides to His Proposed Way.

    John O’Shea
  • Congress Is About to Impose Another Unfunded Mandate on Doctors

    John Grimsley
  • What’s Wrong With Obama’s Rush to Change Doctors’ Medicare Payments

    John O’Shea
  • A Doctor’s Take: How Medical Professionals Can Take the Lead on Ebola

    John O’Shea
  • Do Doctors Lean Right or Left?

    John O’Shea