Is competition in the Telehealth Market Expanding Access to Quality Care?
Amazon launched its telehealth program, Amazon Care, nationwide while Walmart is hot on its heels acquiring MeMD to expand telehealth access across the country.
Medicare
Provider and Payer Partnerships Making a Positive Impact on Health Outcomes
In this blog, we will look at some of the recent partnerships that have sprung up in the healthcare world and how these partnerships are helping to improve health outcomes.
Value-based Care Startup Powering In-Home and Virtual Care for Seniors
Value-based care platform Vytalize Health has landed $53 million in series B funding to power its virtual and in-home primary care offerings for seniors.
AMA Presses Congress to Update Medicare Physician Payment System
The American Medical Association (AMA) urged Congress to update the Medicare physician payment system to include a stable annual payment rate that keeps up with inflation and practice costs.
California DHCS Issues RFP for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans, But Some Deals Have Already Been Made
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released Request for Proposal, for the Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (MCP) procurement, but some deals have already been worked out.
CalAIM and SDOH: The Crossroad for Complex Care Needs
CalAIM focuses on whole-person care and integrating social services through Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports
CalAIM and Whole Person Care – All right here
CMS approved a five-year extension of its Medicaid managed care section 1915(b) waiver, which was renamed California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). The program focuses more on whole-person care and integrating social services.
CMS Projects More Beneficiaries Being Served by ACOs in 2022
CMS released data showing that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are serving a growing patient population, according to CMS’ annual summary of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
Humana Announces Medicare Advantage Value-Based Payment Contract in Oregon
Humana partnered with Vancouver Clinic to extend access to value-based primary care to Medicare Advantage members in Oregon
CMS Funding 1,000 Residency Slots of Hospitals in Rural & Underserved Communities
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule with comment period establishes policies to distribute 1,000 new Medicare-funded physician residency slots to qualifying hospitals