The organ transplant industry, like every other sector (kidney transplants IOTA model), is not free from racial disparities,” remarked U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Black Americans face a disproportionate burden of life-threatening kidney disease, yet they receive a smaller share of kidney transplants. The Biden-Harris Administration is implementing concrete […]
The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model provides the next great opportunity in moving a health care payment system toward paying for value and rewarding preventive care and keeping patients healthy. The future of accountable care in Medicare was at a crossroads late this past winter. According to multiple […]
Among other provisions, the bill extends the 5% advanced APM bonus for an additional six years and modifies thresholds to achieve the bonus. Thirteen national provider groups support the newly-introduced House bill, the Value in Health Care Act of 2020, a bipartisan effort that proposes to make changes to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) […]
HIV/AIDS payments, in particular, are under the microscope. The new Patient-Driven Payment Model, or PDPM, makes radical changes to the Medicare payment model for nursing homes. One of the largest changes is the reimbursement rate for services provided to HIV and AIDS patients. In 2016, there were 15,807 deaths among people with diagnosed HIV in […]