RWJF-Health Affairs Policy Brief: Medicare’s New Physician Payment System
This Health Affairs-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation policy brief describes the key issues for implementing the new Medicare physician payment system Continue reading
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Opportunities to Advance Patient-Centeredness and Equity
With the historic enactment of national health care reform in March 2010, it can be a little overwhelming to understand all the details and implications of this huge structural shift in national health care policy.
As I continue to refine my own knowledge and understanding of the national health care reform law, I will share my analyses and presentations here. I will be highlighting what I call the “patient-centeredness” and “equity” elements of the legislation, two of the components of health care quality identified by the Institute of Medicine.
California Primary Care Association: California Alternative Payment Methodology Pilot
The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) has been working in partnership with the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Continue reading
Covered California: Quality Improvement Requirements for Qualified Health Plans for 2017-2019
Covered California, the state health insurance marketplace, has adopted strengthened quality reporting and improvement requirements for qualified health plans (QHPs) Continue reading
Insure the Uninsured Project: Transforming the Health Care Marketplace by Promoting Value
This issue brief from the Insure the Uninsured Project focuses on the role of California’s health insurance marketplace, Covered California, Continue reading
Insure the Uninsured Project: A Vision for Payment and Delivery System Reform in California
This policy brief from the Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) describes a vision for implementation of payment and delivery system Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Technical Guidance for Marketplaces to Ensure Meaningful Access by Limited-English Proficient Speakers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided updated technical guidance to health insurance marketplaces, qualified health plans, Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Model Announced
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced another new innovation model for Medicare beneficiaries, the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Continue reading
Equity of Care: Increasing Supplier Diversity in Health Care
The Equity of Care Call to Action is an initiative of the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Hospital Association, Continue reading
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