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The latest CMS Fourth Evaluation Report on the Vermont All-Payer ACO Model highlights the impact of the model in its first five performance years. A focus on preventing avoidable acute care likely contributed to reduced hospital admissions and statewide and community health initiatives led the state to meet many of the model’s quality performance targets. However, challenges like limited payer participation, financial constraints, administrative burdens, and data access issues remain. https://lnkd.in/enWXiJGb   Stay updated on all CMMI payment models with the Health Care Transformation Task Force's Model Tracker, a comprehensive and regularly updated resource documenting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services payment models: https://lnkd.in/gRJuh5DE 

Are you a hospital serving Medicare and Medicaid in Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, or Hawaii? CMS just announced that these are the first states to be accepted to participate into the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model. The blog link below provides information about this initiative and how to prepare for success, written by COPE Health Solutions leaders Steven Hefter, Lindsey Patton and Allen Miller. Don’t miss out – read more here: https://lnkd.in/g9zi29AJ #HealthcareInnovation #ValueBasedCare #GlobalBudget #AHEADModel #CMS

The latest CMS Fourth Evaluation Report on the Vermont All-Payer ACO Model highlights the impact of the model in its first five performance years. A focus on preventing avoidable acute care likely contributed to reduced hospital admissions and statewide and community health initiatives led the state to meet many of the model’s quality performance targets. However, challenges like limited payer participation, financial constraints, administrative burdens, and data access issues remain. https://lnkd.in/enWXiJGb Stay updated on all CMMI payment models with the Health Care Transformation Task Force's Model Tracker, a comprehensive and regularly updated resource documenting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services payment models: https://lnkd.in/gRJuh5DE

Are you a hospital serving Medicare and Medicaid in Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, or Hawaii? CMS just announced that these are the first states to be accepted to participate into the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model. The blog link below provides information about this initiative and how to prepare for success. Don’t miss out – read more here: https://lnkd.in/g9zi29AJ #HealthcareInnovation #ValueBasedCare #GlobalBudget #AHEADModel #CMS

The path to high performant specialty care starts with the referral—ensuring the patient sees the right doctor, at the right time, the first time, and every time. What I’ve been most impressed with in my early days on the Conduce Health team is the ability to accurately and consistently make this possible and personalized at the patient level. Interested in learning more? Let’s connect!

Are you a hospital serving Medicare and Medicaid in Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, or Hawaii? CMS just announced that these are the first states to be accepted to participate into the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model. This article provides information about this initiative and how to prepare for success, written by COPE Health Solutions leaders Steven Hefter, Lindsey Patton and Allen Miller. Don’t miss out – read more here: https://lnkd.in/g9zi29AJ #HealthcareInnovation #ValueBasedCare #GlobalBudget #AHEADModel #CMS

Have you read HCHB's Comment letter to CMS yet? Find out what data analysis from 44% of the home health industry by visit volume has to say about the state of the industry and the potential effects of the 2025 CMS Proposed Rule. https://bit.ly/3WOnydB Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services #HomeHealth #HealthcareAdvocacy

Happening today! There is still time to register. Don't miss this crucial webinar with information that affects your business. Are Medicare cost reports hurting you in the long run? Join us for our webinar with the National Alliance for Care at Home, HHFMA, Forvis Mazars US, “Ensuring Accurate Medicare Cost Reports: A Key to Effective Advocacy for the Industry,” a timely topic for providers right now. Learn about the critical nature of preparing accurate annual Medicare cost reports for home health and hospice organizations, the direct correlation of reported aggregate data on MedPAC’s annual recommendations to Congress, and why that has resulted in Medicare reimbursement cuts year after year. Expert panelists include Steven Landers, MD, MPH, CEO of The National Alliance for Care at Home; Mark Sharp, CPA, and Partner for Home Care & Hospice at Forvis Mazars; and Jennifer F. Sheets, Acute and Post-Acute Healthcare Strategy Executive, Board Member for The National Alliance for Care at Home and Board Chair for Research Institute for Home Care. The conversation will be moderated by Deborah R. Hoyt, Senior Vice President of Public Policy for Axxess. Register here: https://ow.ly/Y2y450UchCw #Medicare #homehealth #advocacy

HCCI unveiled its first annual Snapshot of the Unmet Need for Home-based Medical Care in the U.S. Built from a comprehensive analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2023 Traditional Medicare Claims, the Snapshot provides a national view of the supply and demand of home-based medical care, spotlighting the critical need to expand access to this needed type of care. The home-based medical care (HBMC) situation is critical: 83% of frail patients, living across 36 states, need HBMC but are not receiving appropriate care. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcs7NDXz #housecalls #healthcare #homecare #homebasedprimarycare

HCCI unveiled its first annual Snapshot of the Unmet Need for Home-based Medical Care in the U.S. Built from a comprehensive analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2023 Traditional Medicare Claims, the Snapshot provides a national view of the supply and demand of home-based medical care, spotlighting the critical need to expand access to this needed type of care. The home-based medical care (HBMC) situation is critical: 83% of frail patients, living across 36 states, need HBMC but are not receiving appropriate care. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcs7NDXz #housecalls #healthcare #homecare #homebasedprimarycare