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CMS Unveils AHEAD Model, Aims To Shift Health Care To ‘Community-Based Settings’

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a new state-focused demonstration model Tuesday. One of the model’s primary objectives is to shift health care spending and utilization more toward primary and community-based care.

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Thinking Ahead on the AHEAD Model: Hospital Global Budgets 

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By the fourth performance year of the model, 30 percent of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) revenue of the state (or subregion of a state tied to the model) must be tied to a Medicare hospital global budget. This means there will be three hospital global budgets: Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial.

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Use of Preventive Health Services Declined Among Commercially Insured People – With Big Differences in Telehealth for Non-White People, Castlight Finds

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Declines in preventive care services like cancer screenings and blood glucose testing concern employers, whose continued to cover health insurance for employees during the pandemic. Castlight published the full research findings in April in the company’s 2022 Workforce Health Index.

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HealthTap Launches Eval360 for Health Plans to Expand PCP Care for Members

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– HealthTap completed a successful beta period for Eval360 for over 15,000 seniors through its partnership with a leading Medicare Advantage (MA) plan, and now intends to expand Eval360’s reach to plans nationwide of all types, from Medicare Advantage to commercial plans. .

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Startups, Payer-Provider Hybrids Believe They Can Bring New-Age Thinking To Home-Based Care

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Humana is a health insurance company that operates one of the largest Medicare Advantage plans in the U.S. It is also a provider organization through its CenterWell arm, which includes home health care, pharmacy and primary care services. Our health care system is very reactive,” she said.

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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

The response: A health plan is a comprehensive package of healthcare services and coverage that helps individuals or groups manage and finance their healthcare needs. Health plans are designed to provide a range of medical services, preventive care, and financial protection against the costs of healthcare.

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Amazon Expanding Virtual Care Platform Nationwide, Bringing In-Person Services to 20 New Cities

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Our patient-centric service is changing that, one visit at a time,” Kristen Helton, director of Amazon Care, said. We’ve brought our on-demand urgent and primary care services to patients nationwide. ” So far, Amazon Care has been geared toward employers – not the general public or the rapidly growing Medicare population.