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GWU and ACAP Offer New Ideas for Care of Dual Eligibles
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Jan 23rd, 2012
The George Washington University, in collaboration with the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), recently released a research report on managing the care of individuals covered by both Medicare and Medicaid or duals. The research proposes a state based plan to coordinate care for...
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CBO Analysis Questions Medicare Demonstrations Including Home Health
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Jan 23rd, 2012
On January 18, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report examining 10 major Medicare demonstrations and found that few create savings for Medicare. The demonstrations were focused on disease management, coordinated care and value-based purchasing demonstration projects.
One...
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VNAA Meets with Acting CMS Administrator Tavenner
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Jan 9th, 2012
On Wednesday, January 4, as part of the Leadership Council of Again Organizations, VNAA met with Marilyn Tavenner, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator. Ms. Tavenner outlined top priorities for CMS, including the Innovation Center, program integrity, and supporting the...
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Challenges and Opportunities for Dual Eligibles Care Management
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Jan 3rd, 2012
There are nearly nine million dually eligible beneficiaries in Medicare and Medicaid. Typically, these patients are poorer and sicker than normal Medicare beneficiaries. These individuals utilize more services and account for a much larger share of the spending in both programs. This population...
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Sequestration Impacts Medicare But Not Medicaid
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Dec 12th, 2011
Once the Super Committee admitted that it could not come to consensus, sequestration became mandatory under the Budget Control Act. Sequestration is not scheduled to begin until 2013 and many of the details of how the process will be implemented are still being determined. Before sequestration...
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CEO Column: The Deficit Super Committee, Whack a Mole, and Stopping Bad Ideas
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Dec 5th, 2011
While it worked to make a deal to cut the ten year deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over a decade, the “Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction,” as the infamous “Super” Committee is officially known, was almost certain to recommend a copayment for home healthcare. MedPAC wanted it, the...
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