The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) challenged hospital bed capacity severely limiting access to critical medical services in patients’ time of need. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) collaborated with outside experts to develop what
Lessons from CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative
Medicaid & CHIP
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CMS Releases Data Briefs That Provide Key Medicaid Demographic Data for the First Time
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) considers the full range of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in its decision-making and in its efforts to measure disparities in access to care. CMS is committed to making focused investments to improve health equity. [1] Building on this commitment, CMS released a series of data briefs using the first-ever national estimates of the demographic composition of Medicaid and CHIP, including analyses stratified by race, ethnicity, primary language, geography, and eligibility on the basis of disability. In addition to representing a major step forward Read more about CMS Releases Data Briefs That Provide Key Medicaid Demographic Data for the First Time - Blog
CALLING ON PARTNERS TO HELP PEOPLE STAY COVERED
The end of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Read more about CALLING ON PARTNERS TO HELP PEOPLE STAY COVERED - 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