2019 Medicaid and CHIP (MAC) Scorecard
In June 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its first Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Scorecard to increase public transparency and accountability about the programs’ administration and outcomes.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS Issues First Annual Update to the Medicaid and CHIP Program Scorecard
The Scorecard enables American taxpayers to see how Medicaid and CHIP programs improve beneficiaries’ lives, ensures efficient use of taxpayer dollars to strengthen program integrity and accountability.
Newsroom Press ReleaseHealth Insurance Exchange Quality Ratings System 101
For the first time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require the display of the five-star Quality Rating System (or star ratings) available nationwide for health plans offered on the Health Insurance Exchanges beginning with the 2020 Open Enrollment Period.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS is Bringing Health Plan Quality Ratings to All Exchanges for the First Time
Consumers will have improved access to health plan quality information for the 2020 Open Enrollment Period
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Results for Fiscal Year 2019
The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program adjusts what Medicare pays hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) based on the quality of inpatient care the hospitals provide to patients.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS Strengthens Nursing Home Oversight and Safety to Ensure Adequate Staffing
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced actions that will bolster nursing home oversight and improve transparency in order to ensure that facilities are staffed adequately to provide high-quality care.
Newsroom Press ReleaseSkilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Data on Nursing Home Compare
This fact sheet contains information about the inaugural release of the SNF QRP data on the Nursing Home Compare website that occurred on October 24, 2018.
Newsroom Fact SheetMedicare provides continued access to high-quality health coverage choices in 2019
CMS releases Star Ratings for 2019 Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans ahead of Medicare Open Enrollment.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS Patient Safety Efforts and the AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions
In working toward a healthcare system that brings down costs and improves the quality of patient care, CMS supports multiple programs and initiatives focused on making care safer. Among them are the Quality Improvement Network - Quality Improvement Organizations, activities of the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks, and the ESRD Network Program.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS Drives Patient-Centered Care over Paperwork in Proposals to Modernize Medicareand Reduce Burden
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed transformative changes to the payment systems for services furnished by a range of medical facilities. The agency’s proposed payment rules also set out to continue to modernize Medicare through innovation in skilled nursing facility payment.
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