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How CommonSpirit Reduced Medicare Spending by $136M

Home Health Care

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The overall goal of the program is to improve patient care and curb health care costs. Currently, CommonSpirit Health operates more than 1,000 care sites and 142 hospitals across 21 states. Plus, it boasts an average quality score of 98%.

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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

HIT Consultant

DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care. DispatchHealth , a provider of in-home medical care raises $330M led by Optum Ventures with support from current investors such as Humana (NYSE: HUM), Oak HC/FT, Echo Health Ventures and Questa Capital.

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As Medical Cost Trend Remains Flat, Patients Face Growing Health Consumer Financial Stress

Health Populi

Even with moderating medical trend growth, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expect that healthcare spending will account for 20% of the U.S. As with public sector healthcare spending (“entitlements” in the form of Medicare and Medicaid), healthcare spending crowds out U.S. economy by 2026.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

States such as Texas, Wyoming , and New Jersey are adopting Medicaid reimbursement of collaborative care services and are addressing capacity to transition to CoCM. People with COD are significantly more likely to be arrested , with a disproportionate impact on women and Black adults. An action plan dashboard tracks targets.

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The Direct Care Workforce

NASHP

State Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems are not well-positioned to compete for this shrinking pool of workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened these burdens, with the increased shortage of workers underscoring the critical role direct care workers play for the people they serve, as well as family caregivers.

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