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Washington Managed Fee-for-Service Demonstration: 2015 and 2016 Medicare Actuarial Savings Report

CMS.gov

Washington Managed Fee-for-Service Demonstration: 2015 and 2016 Medicare Actuarial Savings Report. Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, Topic. Medicare Parts A & B. Washington Managed Fee-for-Service Demonstration: 2015 and 2016 Medicare Actuarial Savings Report. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Tim Engelhardt.

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The SDOH Reality Check: Coding, Claims and Value-Based Care

HIT Consultant

The newest value-based payment program purposely designed to address SDOH is the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) model, launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In 2021, the CMS Office of Minority Health published data on the use of ICD-10-CM Z codes.

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Think Quintuple Aim This Week at #HIMSS25

Jane Sarashon

While each goal on its own is a critical driver of high performing health systems, working the five as a strategic quintet can benefit individual patients, families, communities, and the nations that fund (or share in funding) health care services to the country’s residents. health care.

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How Will New FDA Hearing Aid Regulations Impact Health Plans?

HIT Consultant

Health plans could, for example, consider covering OTC hearing devices as part of the hearing benefits package provided to their Medicare Advantage plan members. Health plans offering the OTC benefit can also leverage the opportunity to educate members about the significant role hearing aids can play in improving their overall health.

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HHS Finalizes Rule on Provider Information Blocking

Compliancy Group

That 2016 law was established to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, by streamlining drug and device approval processes, and bringing treatments to market faster. This article covers the disincentives that can be imposed on a provider found to have engaged in information blocking.

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Healthcare Access and Cost Top Americans’ Concerns in Latest Gallup Poll

Health Populi

It’s important to note that equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans were worried about healthcare between 2014 and 2016 as the Affordable Care Act was being implemented. More Democrats worry about healthcare than Republicans, this year at a huge gap of 72% for Dems vs. 39% for Republicans. Gallup interviewed 1,041 U.S.

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Report: Private Hospitals Overcharge NYC Government Over $2B Annually

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The 32BJ Health Fund, a self-insured fund that provides care for 32BJ SEIU members and their dependents, today released a report that lays bare the stark price disparities between Medicare and private hospitals, and outlines solutions to both reins in prices and holds hospital systems accountable for these practices.