Source: Sarah Kliff / Politico
The Obama administration will not move forward on a controversial proposal to have “secret shoppers” pose as patients to investigate how difficult it is for patients to receive primary care.
“On April 28th, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services submitted a notice to the Federal Register regarding a proposed study that would examine access to primary care,” an HHS spokesman said in a statement. “After reviewing feedback received during the public comment period, we have determined that now is not the time to move forward with this research project. Instead, we will pursue other initiatives that build on our efforts to increase access to health care providers nationwide.”
While the administration announced the program two months ago, it did not get widespread notice until a New York Times article that ran on Monday. The program, as outlined in the Federal Register, would have a federal contractor call the offices of 4,185 doctors in nine states. The plan came under criticism from some doctors. As one Texas doctor told The New York Times, “Is this a good use of tax money? Probably not. Everybody with a brain knows we do not have enough doctors.”
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