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Mashup Score: 2Setting the Record Straight: CMS’s Successful Work to Improve Access to Private Health Coverage from 2017 to 2021 | CMS - 3 year(s) ago
While the Affordable Care Act provided coverage through Medicaid expansion and generous premium subsidies, it also put the individual market in chaos and on the verge of collapse. Back in 2017 when the Obama Administration was passing the baton to the incoming Trump Administration, the nation’s individual health insurance markets were in crisis. At that time, health insurance premiums had…
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Mashup Score: 6Social Determinants of Health Blog | CMS - 3 year(s) ago
The United States faces a daunting array of health challenges. Rates of obesity have been increasing and have now reached record highs, with 41% of women and 38% of men qualifying as obese. Nearly 15% of American adults now have diabetes. More than half of Medicare beneficiaries experience a functional limitation, and the majority have multiple chronic conditions. Tragically, COVID-19 has had…
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Issues that impact health go far beyond what are traditionally considered “medical.” Social determinants of health often lie outside the reach of a fee-for-service system – limiting reimbursement to what happens at the doctor’s office. CMS is changing that:https://t.co/sqscoud8EA
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Mashup Score: 5Value-Based Purchasing Rule For Medicaid Rx Drugs: Continuing To Shift From FFS Towards Accountability | Health Affairs Blog - 3 year(s) ago
Drug pricing is a prime candidate for value-based reforms, especially given the advent of new high-priced but potentially curative medications ill-suited to fee-for-service financing. CMS recently finalized changes to Medicaid’s Drug Rebate Program to facilitate and enable more value-based payment arrangements for drugs
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My latest @Health_Affairs op-ed, written with John Coster and Jeet Guram, shares how @CMSGov is ushering in a new era of value-based drug reimbursement – increasing quality and lowering costs: https://t.co/RmwDLesb7C https://t.co/KAklcf30Dh
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Mashup Score: 7Acute Hospital Care at Home - 3 year(s) ago
Acute Hospital Care at Home Individual Waiver Only (not a blanket waiver) CMS is accepting waiver requests to waive §482.23(b) and (b)(1) of the Hospital Conditions of Participation, which require nursing services to be provided on premises 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and the immediate availability of a registered nurse…
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.@CMSGov has approved @UCSDHealth for the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative to help the hospital expand its capacity and treat more patients while reducing patient risk to #COVID19 exposure. https://t.co/E0vtDDsEuD
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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rates three months earlier than usual providing Medicare health and prescription drug plans more time to consider this information as they prepare and finalize their bids for 2022, which are due June 7, 2021.
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The Rate Announcement includes final policies on risk adjustment for 2022, finalizing the full phase-in of the Part C CMS-Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) risk adjustment model that was first implemented in 2020. Learn about the model here: https://t.co/zJ1idqFNpC
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Mashup Score: 3
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rates three months earlier than usual providing Medicare health and prescription drug plans more time to consider this information as they prepare and finalize their bids for 2022, which are due June 7, 2021.
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Since 2017, #Medicare Advantage premiums have plunged 34% & Part D premiums are down 12%. Crucially, these premium reductions have come with new & better benefits, as beneficiaries also enjoy more plan options. https://t.co/zJ1idqFNpC
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Mashup Score: 3
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rates three months earlier than usual providing Medicare health and prescription drug plans more time to consider this information as they prepare and finalize their bids for 2022, which are due June 7, 2021.
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The earlier release of the Rate Announcement, along w/ the policies announced in the 2022 MA & Part D Final Rule, will help #Medicare Advantage & Part D plans better plan for 2022 plan costs, in light of the uncertainty associated w/ the #COVID19 pandemic. https://t.co/zJ1idqFNpC
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Mashup Score: 2
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rates three months earlier than usual providing Medicare health and prescription drug plans more time to consider this information as they prepare and finalize their bids for 2022, which are due June 7, 2021.
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.@CMSGov announced 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA) & Part D rates 3 months earlier than usual providing #Medicare health & prescription drug plans more time as they prepare & finalize their bids for 2022, which are due June 7, 2021. https://t.co/zJ1idqFNpC
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Mashup Score: 14CMS has made a lasting imprint on the healthcare system | CMS - 3 year(s) ago
America has the best healthcare system in the world, one capable of providing top-notch care and driving innovative new treatments. Nevertheless, too many people lack access to care, in large part because of its high cost.
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The past four years have been filled with many tests and accomplishments. My blog further breaks down the many achievements the @CMSGov team has effected during my tenure. https://t.co/kpDLujSdSd
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Mashup Score: 7
Sounding Board from The New England Journal of Medicine — CMS Innovation Center at 10 Years — Progress and Lessons Learned
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#ICYMI @CMSinnovates Director Brad Smith reflects on the 50+ models launched over the past decade, and the lessons that came with them: https://t.co/ZzJSovWFGs
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After 4 years in office, it’s time to set the record straight on @CMSGov’s successful effort to stabilize the individual insurance market, increase competition, & make what was once a floundering insurance market work for as many people as possible: https://t.co/ynSIgtBsD9