Why 6 U.S. Senators Are Upset About The EHR Incentive Programs

Six U.S. Senators claim that the $35 billion Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs are not achieving their goals and require a “reboot.”

The senators outlined their concerns about the incentive programs in a 27-page whitepaper that they released to the public in mid-April. They also asked U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to provide a written plan addressing their concerns by June 16.

The senators include:

• John Thune (R-SD).
• Lamar Alexander (R-TN).
• Pat Roberts (R-KS).
• Richard Burr (R-NC).
• Tom Coburn (R-OK).
• Mike Enzi (R-WY).