According to two comment letters to CMS, the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) has urged the federal agency to better align Medicare reimbursements and value-based incentive payments to promote...
As healthcare providers continue to transition to value-based care, many hospitals and physician practices have focused on how to improve care coordination and team-based approaches to improve patient...
As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) continues to deploy new programs, evidence of the impact of existing models continues to trickle in. One consistent theme: the importance of, and...
Four medical groups participating in Anthem Blue Cross accountable care organization (ACO) arrangements were able to save a total of $14.8 million from 2013 to 2014 due to improved coordinated care...
MassHealth, the combine management of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs by the Commonwealth, is joining the accountable care movement by proposing a major $1.5 billion overhaul of its...
Providers interested in participating in the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program now have until May 20, 2016 to submit their letters of intent, CMS announced this week.
In order...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a number of different healthcare reimbursement strategies including pay-for-performance, alternative payment models, and bundled...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed numerous revisions to the physician...
The value-based reimbursement movement has a leader. That leader is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Indeed, there has been a great deal of hustle and bustle...
Facey Medical Group has stated a new partnership with Cigna to improve coordinated care efforts.
Throughout the healthcare landscape, a number of organizations are making strides to improve coordinated...
A new study examined two new innovative care models that are focused on improving the Triple Aim of healthcare.
Across the healthcare landscape, there are a number of providers that are trying out...
In an effort to improve patient care across Pennsylvania healthcare facilities, Capital BlueCross and the Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) joined together to create a collaborative – the...
