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Supplemental Benefits Skyrocket but Access to Care Remains a Challenge

Healthcare IT Today

The Medicare Advantage Star Ratings program includes a Health Equity Index (HEI) Reward Factor that will be introduced in 2027 to encourage plans to deliver equitable healthcare. The HEI Reward Factor will assess how well plans serve beneficiaries with social risk factors such as low income, disability, or dual eligibility for Medicaid.

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National Health Spending Will Reach Nearly 20% of U.S. GDP By 2027

Health Populi

every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs. GDP By 2027 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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CMS Issues E-Prescribing Final Rule: Quick Takeaways in a No-Slowing-Down Reg Cycle – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new standards for electronic prescribing on June 13, concluding a complicated, 18-month regulatory process that came in fits and starts and went by without attracting much industry scrutiny. Date required : January 1, 2027 Key takeaway : Budget extra time for implementation.

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2024 Brings Expansion to Medicaid in New York State

Healthcare Law Blog

CMS approved $500 million in infrastructure spending for NYS to establish social care networks (“ SCNs ”) to provide HRSN screening and referral services to Medicaid beneficiaries that are targeted populations for HRSN services. Medicaid Hospital Global Budget Initiative CMS authorized up to $2.2

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Long Awaited Approval of the 1115 Waiver Amendment for NYS Medicaid – Just in Time for the New York State Executive Budget State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025

Health Care Law Brief

While still subject to legislative approval, the Executive Budget incorporates the recently approved amendment (“Waiver Amendment”) to New York’s Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration that includes $7.5 billion in Medicaid investments over the next three years. Services will be delivered via a two-tiered system.

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Healthcare Decisions at an Organizational Level – 2025 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Bethany Robertson, Clinical Executive at Wolters Kluwer Health During the third quarter of 2024, there were 27 announced hospital mergers and acquisitions, representing $13.3 are expected to reach $6 trillion by 2027, representing roughly 18% of the GDP. billion in transacted revenue marking the highest number in seven years.

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4 Hurdles On The Road to Hybrid Healthcare – Digital Transformation

HIT Consultant

To improve patient outcomes, we have to involve a patient’s family and significant others in their care, because it must extend beyond the four walls of the hospital,” says Dr. Reetu Singh, senior medical director, clinical documentation integrity at AdventHealth. – Finally, estimates say U.S.

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