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
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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience by Clearing the Path for Comprehensive, High-Quality Dementia Care
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 family member finds themself in a new, unexpected role as a caregiver supporting the person living with dementia. To improve the care and support of people living with dementia and their caregivers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center is pleased to have launched the Guiding an Improved Read more about Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience by Clearing the Path for Comprehensive, High-Quality Dementia Care - Blog
CMS Innovation Center’s One-Year Update on the Executive Order to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Americans
This October marks one year since President Biden issued Executive Order 14087 “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans,” which complements the historic provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that lower prescription drug costs. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in response to the order, delivered a report to the White House outlining three selected models aimed at improving prescription drug affordability and access for people with Medicare and Medicaid: the Medicare $2 Drug List Model; the Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model; and the Accelerating Clinical Evidence Model Read more about CMS Innovation Center’s One-Year Update on the Executive Order to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Americans - Blog
The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy to Support High-quality Primary Care
Introduction Primary care in the United States is in urgent need of investment and support following decades of inadequate payments, increasingly complex delivery of care, and growing administrative burden – all of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Access to primary care is associated with improved patient outcomes, increased equity, and lower mortality/higher life expectancy at similar or lower total costs. Despite these well-documented benefits, primary care spending remains low as a proportion of total health care spending, gaps in payment between primary care and specialist care Read more about The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy to Support High-quality Primary Care - Blog
The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy to Support Person-centered, Value-based Specialty Care
Background In 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established a goal to have 100 percent of Original Medicare beneficiaries and the vast majority of Medicaid beneficiaries in accountable care relationships by 2030 as part of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (Innovation Center) strategic refresh . This means that beneficiaries should experience longitudinal, accountable care with providers that are responsible for the quality and total cost of their care. Accountable care requires access to and coordination of primary care and specialty care to meet the Read more about The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy to Support Person-centered, Value-based Specialty Care - Blog
Lessons from Five Years of CMS’ Accountable Health Communities Model
Note: This blog was originally posted on HealthAffairs.org on August 8, 2022. Excerpt: Providers and payers are increasingly addressing the health-related social needs (HRSNs) of their patients to improve outcomes, reduce costs, and address health disparities. As this practice takes hold in the field, the landmark Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model test that launched in 2017 has now ended. AHC was the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) first model test focused on evaluating HRSN screening, referral, and navigation. It was built on emerging interventions in Accountable Read more about Lessons from Five Years of CMS’ Accountable Health Communities Model - Blog
CMS Innovation Center Tackles Implicit Bias
Note: This blog was originally posted on HealthAffairs.org on July 5, 2022. Excerpt: The disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on beneficiaries based on factors such as race, ethnicity, geography, and income, as well as a review of lessons from its first decade of work, led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center to articulate a new vision: “Achieve equitable outcomes through high quality, affordable, person-centered care.” To realize this vision, the Innovation Center developed a strategic plan organized around five objectives, one of which is to advance Read more about CMS Innovation Center Tackles Implicit Bias