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Federal officials had hoped a multitude of doctors and hospitals would adopt electronic health records in 2011. But, in reality, the number of physicians using EHRs won't likely move beyond the current 20 percent to 25 percent rate. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Abandoning and replacing the American Medical Association's Relative Value Scale Update Committee -- a panel that offers recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on physician reimbursement policy -- would be an important first step toward re-stabilizing the nation's primary care physician supply the U.S. health system.
What would happen if the rank and file of America's employers, financially overwhelmed by the burden associated with sponsoring health coverage, suddenly opted not to? It's an idea that is not so far-fetched.
Many reformers undoubtedly believe that passage of the health overhaul law laid the issue to rest. But policy's wheels continue to turn, and the process is anything but over.
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