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: 18. April 2012 11:06
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]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 18. April 2012 11:01
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation has released an excellent report that analyses the financial impact on the Commonwealth of the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform law. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 8. March 2012 05:01
Governor John Kitzhaber signed legislation (S.B. 1580) on March 2 authorizing additional steps to implement regional coordinated care organizations (CCOs) throughout Oregon for 600,000 Medicaid recipients under the Oregon Health Plan. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 12. January 2012 09:50
Massachusetts received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 20 for the renewal and extension of its MassHealth demonstration waiver program through June 30, 2014. Exemplary features of the waiver program include Delivery System Transformation Initiatives funded through the Safety Net Care Pool. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 12. January 2012 09:43
Governor John Kasich's Office of Health Transformation announced on January 9 that it is launching an initiative in partnership with Ohio stakeholders to change Ohio's public and private health care business models from those based on volume of services to those based on value and performance. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 14. December 2011 09:05
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the "Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement" demonstration proposal on December 12. [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]
