Azar promises continued Medicare billing overhaul, regulatory relief.

The article reports that U.S. Health & Human Services Secreteary Alex Azar has doubled down on promises to overhaul the Medicare billing structures to lower government costs. Topics mentioned include transition of the healthcare system to value-based care, request of U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for information on the Stark law, and Azar's promise to use regulation to take aim at the improved privacy law around substance addiction treatment.