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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. Strategic Objective 1: Drive Accountable Care.

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Uber Health Launches Grocery & OTC Item Delivery to Patient Homes Nationwide

HIT Consultant

Payers and providers nationwide will soon be able to use the same platform they already use for non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and prescription delivery to have groceries and OTC items delivered directly to patient homes, facilitated by Uber Eats. Uber Health’s platform is designed to address these pain points.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Health plans are designed to provide a range of medical services, preventive care, and financial protection against the costs of healthcare. Geisinger plans to open more clinics for primary care, senior care, and convenient/retail care. Virtual first and direct primary care for faster on-ramps to care.

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Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

The overarching goal of VBC is to improve the patient experience, improve population health, and reduce per capita health costs. Hospitals report the data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which uses that data to create the Overall Hospital Quality Star rating for each hospital.

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Seeking Patient Engagement to Sustain Telehealth Flexibilities into the Future

NASHP

Seeking Patient Engagement to Sustain Telehealth Flexibilities into the Future August 26, 2022/ by Maureen Hensley-Quinn. It also ushered in the use of consumer-friendly technology, such as using personal mobile phones to connect with physicians, which increases convenience for many patients.

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2024 Executive Forecast: What 6 Top Home Health Leaders Expect Next Year

Home Health Care

It will be essential that the industry has the data and outcomes to show the broader value impact — in addition to capacity, home health provides a more positive patient experience with lower costs. In addition, the impact to margin of the payer mix and specific payer strategies designed to maximize care will be critical in 2024.

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Will People Enrolled in Medicaid Want to Be Amazon Prime’d?

Health Populi

Amazon is planning to extend Prime subscriptions to people enrolled in Medicaid for the discount price of $5.99 Medicaid enrollees who want to take advantage of the deal must provide Amazon with a scan or image of the card they use for their benefit (either Medicaid or EBT). a month instead of the recent price increase to $12.99/month