Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles: Learn Basics of $350 Billion Market at Webinar on May 23, 2012
May 15, 2012The nation’s 9 million Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles - low-income frail seniors and persons of all ages with severe disabilities - now use about $350 billion in healthcare annually. States and CMS are rolling out models to integrate Medicare and Medicaid financing and […]
Medicare and Medicaid Spending: Enrollment Growth a Driver for Spending Increases
May 03, 2012Much attention has been paid to the federal deficit, and a great deal of this discussion has centered on Medicare and Medicaid spending. As a means for controlling what has been considered “out of control” health care costs, some have […]
Comparative Effectiveness Research: How Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Spent $474 Million in ARRA Funds
April 15, 2012As part of the $1.1 billion provided to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earmarked for comparative effectiveness research (CER) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) of 2009, $474 million went to HHS’s […]
Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment: GAO Recommends CMS Risk Score Adjustments for Diagnostic Coding
April 10, 2012Through the years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has changed its payment adjustment method for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. These adjustments are made based on a calculated risk score per beneficiary, which should be consistent among individuals in similar […]
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Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles: Learn Basics of $350 Billion Market at Webinar on May 23, 2012
Posted On: May 15, 2012The nation’s 9 million Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles - low-income frail seniors and persons of all ages with severe disabilities - now use [...]
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Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles: Learn Basics of $350 Billion Market at Webinar on May 23, 2012
Posted On: May 15, 2012The nation’s 9 million Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles - low-income frail seniors and persons of all ages with severe disabilities - now use [...]















