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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded design contracts to fifteen states seeking to participate in pilot programs to test new payment and service delivery models for Medicare/Medicaid "dual eligibles." [More]

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Care Coordination | Demonstration Projects | Dual Eligibles | Federal Health Care Reform

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on May 11 concerning increases in Medicaid payment rates for primary care in calendar years 2013 and 2014 that are mandatory under section 1202 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]

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CMS Regulations | Federal Health Care Reform

On May 4, the Massachusetts House of Representatives released its first draft of the Health Care Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H. 04070), a long-awaited bill to reform the Commonwealth's health care financing system. [More]

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ACOs | Health Homes | Health Information Technology | Payment Reform | State Health Care Reform

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on May 8 the first 26 awards under a $1 billion competitive grant program administered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) under section 3021 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]

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Demonstration Projects | Federal Health Care Reform

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released on April 26 a draft of final rules to implement the Community First Choice Option enacted under section 2401 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]

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CMS Regulations | Federal Health Care Reform | Consumer directed care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on April 26 that it has approved 16 applications in the first round of competition under the Independence at Home (IAH) demonstration program under section 3024 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), [More]

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Demonstration Projects | Federal Health Care Reform | Independence at Home

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on April 11 that it has accepted applications from state Medicaid agencies, other public payers, and private health insurance plans to participate in the Multi-Payer Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) demonstration project authorized under section 3021 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) announced on April 5 that telehealth services may be covered in the home for Colorado Medicaid recipients with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and diabetes who require on-going and frequent monitoring of their vital signs. [More]

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Health Information Technology | State Health Care Reform


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