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Speech: Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the American Hospital Association Annual Membership Meeting
Good morning, and thank you for that kind introduction. I also want to thank the American Hospital Association for the invitation. For those of you that don’t know me, I spent the early days of my career at a public hospital.
Fact SheetBundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Fact Sheet
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative is comprised of four broadly defined models of care, which link payments for multiple services beneficiaries receive during an episode of care.
Fact SheetCMS and Texas Partner to Coordinate Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
On May 23, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that CMS is partnering with the state of Texas to test a new model for providing Medicare-Medicaid enrollees with a more coordinated, person-centered care experience.
Fact SheetCMS and Michigan Partner to Coordinate Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
On April 3, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that CMS is partnering with the state of Michigan to test a new model for providing Medicare-Medicaid enrollees with a more coordinated, person-centered care experience.
Fact SheetLower Costs, Better Care: Reforming Our Health Care Delivery System
Fixing America’s health care system doesn’t stop with guaranteeing that everyone has coverage.
Fact SheetMaryland All-Payer Model to Deliver Better Care and Lower Costs
On January 10, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the state of Maryland jointly announced a new initiative to modernize Maryland’s unique all-payer rate-setting system for hospital services that will improve patient health and reduce costs.
Fact SheetAFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUNSHINE RULE INCREASES TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS ) announced today a proposed rule that will increase public awareness of financial relationships between drug and device manufacturers and certain health care providers.
Press ReleaseMEDICARE STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT OF EQUAL VISITATION AND REPRESENTATION RIGHTS IN HOSPITALS
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new guidance to support enforcement of rules that protect hospital patients’ right to choose their own visitors during a hospital stay, including a visitor who is a same-sex domestic partner.
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