…Players in Managed Care In June, OHCA announced that it awarded managed care contracts to Aetna Better Health of Oklahoma, Humana Healthy Horizons of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma Complete Health. These…
…healthy, economically secure population. From a public health perspective, scaling back Medicaid support weakens the infrastructure needed to respond to both chronic and emerging health needs. Reduced funding jeopardizes care…
…Matters – Benefits for Consumers, Providers, and the Healthcare System The Shared Savings Program offers considerable benefits for consumers, healthcare providers, and the broader healthcare system. For consumers, MSSP promotes…
…the Disability Visibility Project Value Based Payment is a concept by which purchasers of health care and payers hold the health care delivery system accountable for both quality and cost…
…improve quality, improve coordination and integration, and expand coverage. The original MCO’s for DE were United HealthCare and Highmark Health Blue Cross Blue Shield but in 2017, AmeriHealth Caritas replaced…
…Providers and Systems Home Health Care Survey (HHCAHPS) to do this. This brief survey measures the experiences of people receiving home health care from Medicare-certified home health agencies. The great…
…a new entity, the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA). This move has resulted in the elimination of divisions focused on chronic disease prevention, environmental health, and injury prevention, further…
THE VBP Blog AI in Healthcare, One Year Later: Policy, Regulation, and Governance Revisits AI in healthcare, exploring new federal policies, regulatory frameworks, and governance models shaping safer and more…
Study Finds Black Medicare Less Likely to Be Referred for Home Health Care 22% of Black patients are referred to home health care after hospital discharge, compared with 27% of…
…healthcare that improves overall patient outcomes. Value-based payment models are unique because they align incentives with better health outcomes. These models have the potential to transform the healthcare industry by…