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MedPAC Releases 2022 Data Book on Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program 

Briggs Healthcare

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) announces the release of its 2022 data book (208 pages) on health care spending and the Medicare program. Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program

Briggs Healthcare

In addition, it covers the Medicare Advantage program and prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, including Part D. In addition, it covers the Medicare Advantage program and prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, including Part D.

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Day 2 Notes from the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Sheppard Health Law

Markovich is worried that the healthcare system is losing the public’s trust – which will make it harder to effectively fix our system – while also not delivering the quality of care and accessibility needed by our population. Monogram Health also spoke to the use of palliative care programs for its chronic kidney disease patients.

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More Evidence of Self-Rationing as Patients Morph into Healthcare Payors

Health Populi

Costs for medical care services (hospitals, ambulatory care, doctors, dentists, vision) bundled together grew 5.1% Today, health care as a political priority cuts across all generations beyond older Americans, beyond Medicare. Consumer Price Index which was published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week.

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Consumers Want Help With Health: Can Healthcare Providers Supply That Demand?

Health Populi

Whether retail clinics, telehealth, or asynchronous physician visits via mobile health apps — consumers’ adoption of these sites, away from traditional brick-and-mortar doctors’ offices and ambulatory care clinics, has hovered around 10%, Oliver Wyman gauges in this report.

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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

Minnesota provides a menu of quality measures that plans may select to qualify for value-based payments; plans may also develop and propose their own. As part of contract and systems oversight, states engage in a range of quality assessment and improvement strategies.

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CMS Announces Strategy on Value-Based Payments for Specialty Care

Sheppard Health Law

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center continues to move forward with its “strategic refresh” initiative. Through this shift, CMS aims to examine and enhance payments for specialty care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Value-Based Care and ACOs.