Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 24. May 2012 08:33
On May 17, the Massachusetts Senate passed S. 2260, which seeks to improve quality of care and reduce overall health costs in the Commonwealth through increased transparency, efficiency and innovation. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 10. May 2012 02:42
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]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 1. December 2011 08:41
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) has become the second Medicaid agency in the nation to win approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of Medicaid plan amendments under which the State will qualify for 90 percent Federal financial participation (FFP) on "health home" services. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 9. November 2011 12:02
The Missouri Department of Social Services has become the first state Medicaid agency to win approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of a state plan amendment under which the state will qualify for 90 percent Federal financial participation (FFP) on expenditures for "health home" services under section 2703 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 11. August 2011 07:21
The New York Department of Health began accepting applications from provider organizations on August 1 for participation in its Medicaid health homes program for individuals with chronic medical and behavioral health conditions. This program is authorized by section 2703 of the Affordable Care Act and New York legislation enacted in April 2011 based on recommendations of Governor Cuomo's Medicaid redesign team. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 9. June 2011 10:40
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced on June 6 an application process for participation in the Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice (FQHC APCP) demonstration project. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 19. November 2010 08:44
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance to states on November 16 on payments to "health homes", for individuals with chronic conditions, per section 2703 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). "Health homes" are among several strategies under the ACA to try to contain the costs of unnecessary hospital admissions, re-admissions to hospitals soon after discharge, and inappropriate hospital outpatient department/emergency room use, while improving quality of care and treatment outcomes. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 19. July 2010 10:15
On July 12, the State of New York announced $140 million in additional State funding to support the development and use of health information technology. [More]
