CMS Combating Health Disparities With LGBTQ+ Week of Action
June is Pride Month and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is focusing on LGBTQ+ persons and recognize their unique health needs
Social Determinants of Health
Home and Community-Based Services Gets Funding Boost from ARP
The American Rescue Plan boosted the federal matching rate (FMAP) for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) by 10 percentage points
CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Inpatient and Long-Term Care Hospitals in Rural and Underserved
The 2019 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey’s (MCBS) preliminary report was released with data on quality of care, access to care, and cost of care, among other topics.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Announces Strategy to Tackle Inequality in American Healthcare System
AHRQ is acutely aware of the enduring racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities embedded in the American healthcare system and has three ways to contribute to solutions.
Shift to Value-Based Care Highlighted in National Alliance Purchaser Survey
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions recently released the results of their survey “Pulse of the Purchaser 2021-2023 Directions in Workforce, Benefits, Health Equity,” completed by 151 employers and purchasers nationwide.
How to Address Mental Health of Seniors with Value-Based Care
Managed Healthcare Executive released a report on how to address the mental health needs of seniors using a value-based care approach.
Medicaid Challenges and Potential Reforms
At the 2021 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, a panel was led by Rebekah Gee, MD, MPH with a look at the challenges that Medicaid faces
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