CMS to Provide Incentive Payments to ACOs and Primary Care Providers in 2025
By Georgia Green, Senior Manager,
Health Care Consulting Practice, Moss Adams
By Steven Hartley, Manager,
Moss Adams
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Accountable Care Organizations Primary Care Flex Model (
ACO PC Flex) on March 19, 2024, which will provide new payments designed to support person-centered care, improve health care outcomes, and address health disparities, particularly in underserved Medicare populations.
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TikTok Does Not Like Your Hospital
By Craig B. Garner,
Founder, Garner Health Law Corporation
In a medical emergency, avoid social media algorithms. Similarly, neither dating nor gambling applications have much to offer. For the prospective hospital patient old enough to drive but not quite eligible for Medicare, TBBH, the next several hours may be savage. In matters of life and death, the preeminent institution most equipped to save your life may also be incredibly uncomfortable. By better understanding the modern day hospital, coupled with a modicum of self-awareness, recovery is possible.
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Recharge and Illuminate Your Workplace in 2024
By Danna Beal, M.Ed.,
International Speaker, Author and Coach
The past four years have been challenging for people for a multitude of reasons: Covid, political divisions, wars, changing workplace cultures, and financial issues. Currently unemployment is at an all-time low, the stock market is strong, and inflation is coming down. However, people everywhere report feeling fatigue, stress, fear, depression, and uncertainty. Therefore, creating a compassionate work environment where people feel trust and safety is more important than ever. People do not work well when they are in fear or on their knees.
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Health Plan Financial Reports for California, Ohio and Washington State
By David Peel,
Publisher and Editor
Healthcare News
We recently updated our financial reporting for health plans in California, Ohio and Washington State. Click on the links below to see the numbers.