CMS Updates ACO REACH Model for Performance Year 2024
CMS introduces pivotal changes to the ACO REACH model for 2024, focusing on health equity and offering more clarity to participants.
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Medical Associations Team Up to Launch Value-Based Care Playbook
AHIP, AMA, and NAACOS combine efforts to present an innovative playbook, offering stakeholders a roadmap for designing and implementing efficient value-based care systems.
Sunshine Health Enters Value-Based Care Agreement with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Care Network
Sunshine Health and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital team up in a two-year venture to boost pediatric primary care access for Florida Medicaid beneficiaries.
Providers and Health Insurers United on Protest of Proposed Payment Rule
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield formed a strategic alliance with Aledade, Inc. They will jointly offer independent primary care physicians the tools and resources necessary to help them achieve value-based care goals.
Collaboration and Operational Support Key for CalAIM Community Supports Success
CalAIM launched in January 2022 and in this blog, we will take a look at the Community Supports offering, its impact to date, and best practices for enhancing the value to beneficiaries.
CalAIM Community Supports Sees Slow Initial Roll Out
CalAIM launched in January 2022 and in this blog, we will take a look at the slow initial rollout of the Community Supports and how it is impacting individuals in need of service.
OhioRISE Program Launched This Month to Provide Specialized Managed Care to Youth with Complex Needs
As part of Ohio Medicaid’s effort to launch the next generation of Medicaid, ODM has launched OhioRISE (Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence), a specialized managed care program for youth with complex behavioral health and multisystem needs.
Providers in Home Health VBP Model Outperformed Counterparts in 2020
CMS recently released the Fifth Annual Report evaluating the Home Health Value-Based
Purchasing (HHVBP) Model. Key findings show participating providers performed 7% better in 2020 than non-participating providers
Part II: Health Equity to Become Part of the VBP Future
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Liz Fowler said that a future requirement for participating in a value-based payment model will be to create a health equity plan
Health Equity is Shifting to the Forefront
Health inequities result from race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, geography, and other factors. In this blog, we will take a deeper dive into health equity, what it is and how it has come to the forefront of the industry.