Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: 106 Additional Medicare ACOs Announced
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the approval of an additional 106 accountable care organizations (ACOs) 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.
Institute of Medicine: The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Path Toward Health Equity?
This discussion paper from participants in the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Continue reading
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Guidance on State Partnership Exchanges
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance on the establishment of state partnership exchanges to implement Continue reading
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Proposed Rule on Medicaid and CHIP in Health Insurance Exchanges
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published a proposed rule on the integration of Medicaid and the Children’s Continue reading
National Committee for Quality Assurance: Kelsey-Sebold Clinic First to Receive ACO Accreditation
The Kelsey-Sebold Clinic is the first organization to receive accreditation as an accountable care organization (ACO) from the National Committee Continue reading
The Advisory Board Company: State Decisions on Medicaid Expansion and Health Insurance Exchanges
This is an updated map from The Advisory Board Company on each state’s decision about whether to expand Medicaid eligibility Continue reading
The Advisory Board Company: Where States Stand on Health Insurance Exchange Decisions
The Advisory Board Company has an updated chart on the status of state-by-state decisions on whether to implement a state-run Continue reading
Kaiser Family Foundation: Establishing Health Insurance Exchanges
This issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation describes the options that each state has for implementing health insurance exchanges Continue reading
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