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Medicaid and Health Equity: CalAIM’s Bold Experiment

Healthcare Law Blog

More than 13 million people were enrolled in Medi-Cal in California in September 2021, making it the largest Medicaid program in the nation. In 2018, DHCS also launched the HHP pilot. In 2015, DHCS launched the WPC Pilots as part of its Medi-Cal 2020 Section 1115 Demonstration.

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2024 Final Rule: CMS Announces More Changes to Medicare Advantage but Declines to Reform the “60 Day Rule”

Health Care Law Brief

On April 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Final Rule (“Final Rule”), which will be codified at 42 C.F.R. The SRFs include low-income subsidy, dual eligibility (meaning eligible for Medicare and Medicaid) and disability.

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Medicare Star Ratings 2021 Changes and Strategies to Address

Innovaare Compliance

It has become evident by changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Rating formulas over the past several years—and especially with changes implemented for the 2021 Plan Year—that member experience and medication adherence is of utmost importance to the CMS. Medicare Star Ratings 2021 Changes.

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Health Provider News

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CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. Mary’s unveils new name, but mission remains unchanged UCHealth sues thousands of patients every year. What they say sets them apart.

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Health Provider News

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renovation Police: Man facing arson charges after setting 3 fires inside Florida hospital St.

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Health Provider News

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‘Not what we were looking for,’ CEO says Data shows mental health, education declines for Hoosier kids Joint venture to build specialty hospital in Fort Wayne Bills would cut hospital services in Indiana not just reduce costs Ascension St. in Indiana aging-in-place work. nursing home Massachusetts hospitals spent $1.5B

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Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Ensure Healthcare for All

Health Populi

In 2006, Medicare Part D launched, which may have boosted consumers’ faith in Federal healthcare programs. In contrast, in 2013 the Affordable Care Act was in implementation and consumer-adoption mode, accompanied by aggressive anti-“Obamacare” campaigns in mass media. Most people in the U.S.