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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

Sheppard Health Law

On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“ CMS ”) Innovation Center (“ Innovation Center ”) published a white paper detailing its vision for the next ten years: a health system that achieves equitable outcomes through high quality, affordable, person-centered care.

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LHC Group Gets Center-Stage Treatment At UnitedHealth Group’s Investor Day

Home Health Care

At Home Health Care News’ FUTURE event in August, Myers explained why he believed joining Optum was the correct move. One of the primary reasons was the overwhelming demand for home health services, specifically from patients underneath Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. “We million home visits per year.

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Why The End of the Public Health Emergency is Everyone’s Problem

HIT Consultant

The goal of the PHE was to help low-income people receive appropriate preventive and primary care during the pandemic without disruptions in coverage. However, the demand for healthcare is only going to rise, driven by the long-term impacts of Covid-19 and delaying care for other health conditions.

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Why Value-Based Care Begins with Quality Education

Home Health Care

The shift to value-based care. Connecting training with outcomes serves patients and staff, but the shift to value-based care means attention to outcomes is imperative as home-based care transitions to rewarding providers for the quality of the care they deliver. That will ultimately benefit the quality of care.”.

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

NASHP

Well-coordinated care that anticipates and manages the symptoms and stressors of serious illness can help people with these and other complex conditions reduce pain and suffering , avoid receiving treatment that does not align with their wishes , and prevent overutilization of care.

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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

NASHP

The UVA health system also manages the Care Connection for Children center in SWVA, which is a statewide network funded through the Title V CYSHCN program, to provide care coordination services to CYSHCN and their families. 25] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Telehealth.” Medicaid.gov.

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Healthcare at the Crossroads: Value-Based Care and Interoperability

HIT Consultant

Value-based care, a model that rewards better patient health outcomes, has experienced a surge in interest amid heightened consumer awareness and among payers seeking to lower costs and stabilize reimbursement. The aim of such an initiative is to smooth workflows, reduce unnecessary churn, and prevent data stagnation.