Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are devastating conditions for a person and their family and caregivers. The progressive course of dementia can threaten an individual’s autonomy, and families can be emotionally, physically, mentally, and financially strained. Often, a
Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience by Clearing the Path for Comprehensive, High-Quality Dementia Care
March 2023
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First, Do No Harm
Ensuring patient safety is at the heart of the Hippocratic Oath: First, Do No Harm. As the nation’s largest payer for health care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mission in our National Quality Strategy includes ensuring everyone is safe when they receive care. As we commemorate National Patient Safety Week, now is the perfect time to affirm our belief that no matter their background or circumstances, everyone deserves access to high-quality, safe, and equitable care. Protecting patients must always remain our first priority. Improving patient safety has been the focus of Read more about First, Do No Harm - Blog
CMS Drug Spending Dashboards and the Inflation Reduction Act
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the annual update to the Drug Spending Dashboards with data for 2021. These dashboards are interactive, online tools that allow consumers, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to understand changes in spending on prescription drugs in the Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D and Medicaid programs. Today’s release represents the seventh annual update to the Drug Spending Dashboards. Since the first release of the dashboards in 2015, CMS has continued to enhance and expand the dashboards to provide greater transparency into Read more about CMS Drug Spending Dashboards and the Inflation Reduction Act