U.S. Department of Defense: Cerner-Led Team Awarded $4.3 Billion Electronic Health Record Contract

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a team led by Cerner, Leidos, and Accenture a $4.3 billion, ten-year contract Continue reading →

National Quality Forum: Endorsements of Additional Person- and Family-Centered Care Measures

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced its endorsement of additional person- and family-centered care measures through its national consensus Continue reading →

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: Roadmap for Patient and Family Engagement

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has published this Roadmap for Patient and Family Engagement.  The American Institutes for Research Continue reading →

Children Now: Child-Centered Health Homes in California

This policy brief from Children Now describes how child- and family-centered health homes can improve the health of California’s children. Continue reading →

H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

Here is the full text of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, which repealed the Sustainable Continue reading →

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Goal of 50% Medicare Provider Payments Linked to Alternate Payment Models by 2018

In this January 2015 blog posting, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced departmental goals of linking 30% of Continue reading →

Covered California: Premium Rates, New Health Plans Announced for 2016

Covered California, the state health insurance marketplace for California, has announced the health plans and preliminary premium rates for purchasing Continue reading →

U.S. Supreme Court: Marriage Equality Recognized Nationwide

In its June 26, 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court found a federal constitutional right to Continue reading →