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Better Data for Better Health Among Medicaid Recipients

HIT Consultant

Director of Healthcare Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, over 10 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid – nearly a 14% increase from the beginning of 2020. A month before the public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023, 87 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid.

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Kristen Ballantine, VP of Government Relations at Gainwell

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Kristen Ballantine, VP of Government Relations at Gainwell. For most patients, it has always been extremely difficult to their personal health and medical data electronically. About Kristin Ballantine.

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Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?

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The federal government and several states have implemented strategies to improve and promote OUD treatment access, especially for the relatively inexpensive and effective medication buprenorphine.

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CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Healthcare Law Blog

On April 1, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced states may seek to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year through a new state plan option offered by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). In states that have not expanded Medicaid, however, many postpartum women lose coverage.

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ONC launches SDOH interoperability pilot

Healthcare It News

"The ability to use and build from established standards in real-time and as part of screening practices that help identify specific needs related to insecurity is an important step in enabling more coordinated care and timely assistance or interventions needed to improve health outcomes," according to Argentieri, Meklir and Henry.

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Enabling a Better Future for All by Embracing Healthcare Interoperability

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Rajesh Sharma, Vice President and General Manager of Systems Integration, Data Analytics and Interoperability Product Offerings, Gainwell Technologies The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has laid the critical groundwork to create a connected healthcare system in which patients, providers, and payers can easily exchange information.

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CMS Program Integrity’s Role in Combatting FWA While Maintaining Health Equity

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Tom Wriggins, Principal Industry Advisor at SAS John Maynard, CPA, CFE, AHFI Principal Solutions Architect at SAS In 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established health equity as a pillar of its future work. Health outcomes and Medicaid program integrity Health outcomes are a function of the quality of care.

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