Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 1. December 2011 08:49
The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) announced on November 29 that it is awarding $220 million in health insurance Exchange establishment grants to 13 states under section 1311 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [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: 18. November 2011 03:51
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on November 14 that it will award up to $1 billion in March 2012 to fund innovative service delivery and payment strategies beyond the models defined in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 18. November 2011 03:42
The Commonwealth Fund released a study on November 9 based on surveys of 18,000 adults aged 18 or older in fair or poor health in eleven countries demonstrating that, in every country, persons with complex health needs who receive care through a health home (an accessible primary care practice that know their medical history and helps coordinate their care) report substantially fewer medical errors and duplication of diagnostic tests, better arrangements for follow-up care after a hospitalization, better relationships with their physicians, and greater satisfaction with their care. [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: 27. October 2011 05:58
CMS issued final rules on October 20 on accountable care organizations (ACOs), the centerpiece of the Medicare "shared savings" program to be launched next year under section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CMS estimates that as many as 270 ACOs could be formed over the next three years... [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 21. October 2011 03:47
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notified Congress on October 14 that it does not plan to implement the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program under Title VIII of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 14. October 2011 08:08
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on October 6 offering recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on developing the definitions of "essential health benefits" that qualified health plans will offer through Exchanges under section 1302 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]
