Health Access: California’s Uneven Safety Net – A Survey of County Health Care
This 2013 report from Health Access describes county-funded “indigent” health care programs for low-income residents in California. While there are 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.
Advocacy to Make Increased Medicaid Primary Care Payments Permanent
National primary care physician organizations, including the American College of Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians, and American Academy of Continue reading
Kaiser Family Foundation: Increasing Medicaid Primary Care Fees for Certain Physicians in 2013 and 2014
This policy brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation describes section 1202 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which Continue reading
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Financing – Overview of the Federal Medicaid Matching Rate
This policy brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation describes the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), or the federal matching rate Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Final Rule on Medicaid Payments for Certain Primary Care Providers
This final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implements section 1202 of the Health Care and Continue reading
5th Accountable Care Congress: Accountable Care as B2B and Patient Engagement, Moving Beyond Medicare into Medicaid and Private Exchanges
This year’s (5th) Accountable Care Congress (which conspicuously dropped the accountable care “organization” from its conference name) was much more Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announces ACO Investment Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the availability of an additional $140 million in federal funding for Continue reading
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: 7.2 Million Additional Americans Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP Under ACA
In a report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid enrollment numbers grew to over 66 million Continue reading
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