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
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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 Read more about First, Do No Harm
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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 Read more about CMS Drug Spending Dashboards and the Inflation Reduction Act
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Addressing Rural Health Inequities in Medicare
Approximately 61 million Americans live in rural Tribal, and geographically isolated communities across the United States. These communities often experience significant health inequities. Compared to urban Americans, rural Americans are more likely to have heart disease, stroke, cancer, unintentional injuries, suicide risk, and chronic lung disease, and have higher death rates from COVID-19. As Read more about Addressing Rural Health Inequities in Medicare
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The Path Forward: Improving Data to Advance Health Equity Solutions
A True Focus on Data to Advance Health Equity The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health has released “The Path Forward: Improving Data to Advance Health Equity Solutions”, which for the first time, outlines a plan to tackle health equity data efforts across CMS programs to achieve health equity by underlining the importance of health equity data collection and chart Read more about The Path Forward: Improving Data to Advance Health Equity Solutions
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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 Read more about The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy to Support Person-centered, Value-based Specialty Care
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