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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CMS Releases Data Briefs That Provide Key Medicaid Demographic Data for the First Time
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) considers the full range of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in its decision-making and in its efforts to measure disparities in access to care. CMS is committed to making focused investments to improve health equity. [1] Building on this commitment, CMS released a series of data briefs using the first-ever national estimates of the demographic Read more about CMS Releases Data Briefs That Provide Key Medicaid Demographic Data for the First Time
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Important New Changes to Improve Access to Behavioral Health in Medicare
As we emerge from the COVID-19 public health emergency, it is abundantly clear that our nation must improve access to effective mental health and substance use disorder (collectively called “behavioral health”) treatment and care. For older Americans and individuals with disabilities enrolled in Medicare, many individuals have felt the effects of worsening depression and anxiety or have struggled Read more about Important New Changes to Improve Access to Behavioral Health in Medicare
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Transforming Medicare Coverage: A New Medicare Coverage Pathway for Emerging Technologies and Revamped Evidence Development Framework
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to fostering innovation while ensuring that people with Medicare have faster and more consistent access to emerging technologies that will improve health outcomes. As part of this commitment, today, CMS announced a proposed Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway. Today’s announcement includes a proposed Read more about Transforming Medicare Coverage: A New Medicare Coverage Pathway for Emerging Technologies and Revamped Evidence Development Framework
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The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy to Support High-quality Primary Care
Introduction Primary care in the United States is in urgent need of investment and support following decades of inadequate payments, increasingly complex delivery of care, and growing administrative burden – all of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Access to primary care is associated with improved patient outcomes, increased equity, and lower mortality/higher life expectancy at similar Read more about The CMS Innovation Center’s Strategy to Support High-quality Primary Care
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The Transplant Eco-System: The Role of Data in CMS Oversight of The Organ Procurement Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) are federal agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that play important roles in protecting the health and safety of Americans as they engage with the U.S. healthcare system. The agencies share responsibility for overseeing the organ donation, procurement Read more about The Transplant Eco-System: The Role of Data in CMS Oversight of The Organ Procurement Organizations
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