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Quality Assurance Assessment Fee (QAAF) and NF Rate Increase for Iowa Medicaid Providers; Also Virtual Town Hall

Briggs Healthcare

All proposed changes require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval. Iowa Medicaid utilizes cost reports submitted by June 1 annually to obtain actual bed counts (46 or fewer beds) and Medicaid days. Iowa Medicaid uses information from the Iowa Insurance Division to identify CCRC facilities.

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CMS Medicaid Proposals Offer Transparency And Accountability, But Compensation Provision Could Cap Business For Cash-Strapped Providers

Home Health Care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule that would make major changes to the way that home care workers are compensated under Medicaid. The bulk of its business is in Medicaid. Anderson also noted that home care agencies working under Medicaid often vary in size. On Thursday, the U.S.

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State Use of Behavioral Health Performance Measures in Medicaid Managed Care Contracting

NASHP

Performance measurement is a pillar of state Medicaid managed care quality improvement and oversight efforts, is often factored into plan payment, and supports public reporting. 42 Medicaid agencies collected at least one measure of behavioral health performance. Check out the map and chart below for an overview of our findings.

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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

NASHP

Strengthening Care for People with Serious Illness Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid. People with complex or life-threatening conditions often need extra support to manage symptoms and make critical decisions about their care and quality of life. March 14, 2022.

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State Approaches to Behavioral Health Measures in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

In addition, starting in 2024, federal rules will require states to report performance on some measures, including some behavioral health measures, to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 1] All but one of these Medicaid agencies collected at least one measure of behavioral health performance.

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NCQA Launches Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today launched the Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network, a free, interactive, online tool that offers data and best practices to help health plans improve how they collect race and ethnicity data on their enrollees.

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Reducing Bias in Algorithms: Spotlight on Pennsylvania

NASHP

As states continue developing their health equity strategies, an emerging consideration is how commercial algorithms that are used by states’ Medicaid managed care organizations to inform clinical care decisions may exhibit significant bias. . Pennsylvania has taken steps to better understand how to mitigate the racial bias of algorithms.