NCQA Requests Comments on Consumer Assessment (CAHPS) for Patient-Centered Medical Homes

The National Committee for Quality Assurance requests public comments on a new standardized patient experience survey, the Consumer Assessment of Continue reading →

CMS Extends Deadlines for Applications for Pioneer ACOs

In a notice released today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)  is extending the application deadlines for the Continue reading →

Dr. David Blumenthal to Chair Commonwealth Fund Commission

The Commonwealth Fund announced today that David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will become Continue reading →

Updated: CMS Announces FQHC Medicare Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstrations (Deadline Extended)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the availability of up to 500 demonstration projects for Federally Continue reading →

Institute of Medicine: PDF Reports Now Available for Free Download

The National Academy of Sciences, which includes the Institute of Medicine, announced today that all its PDF reports published by Continue reading →

Insured the Uninsured Project: Navigators in Health Insurance Exchanges

This discussion paper from the Insured the Uninsured Project examines the important role of “navigators” as part of the implementation Continue reading →

National Academy for State Health Policy: Health Insurance Exchange Basics

This policy brief from the National Academy for State Health Policy examines the key implementation issues for state health insurance Continue reading →

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research: Two-Thirds of California’s Seven Million Uninsured May Obtain Coverage Under Health Care Reform

This research brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research provides updated estimates of the number of Californians who Continue reading →