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Health Plans and Quality Improvement Reporting Under the Affordable Care Act: Recommendations for Implementing Reporting of Quality Improvement Strategies
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issue employer group health plan quality improvement reporting requirements. Reports shall cover specified quality improvement activities regarding plan or coverage benefit and [...]
Healthcare Quality and Cost: Engaging Employers as Change Agents in Lowering Costs and Improving Quality
As the second-largest health care service purchaser, employers have an opportunity to use their substantial market leverage as a means to augment quality. If mobilized and motivated, employers could act as a key change agent by [...]
Prevention: Variation in Cost of Diabetes, Cancer, and Cholesterol Screenings
More than 75 percent of total health care costs cover preventable chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that self-insured employers and health plans provide common, evidence-based wellness screenings [...]
Medicare Advantage and Preventative Services: GAO Finds Preventative Care Services and Clinical Recommendations Could Be Better Aligned
Because preventative care can reduce expenditures and improve health outcomes, the GAO conducted a study examining actual preventative service use in relation to the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [...]
Preventive Services: Understanding Preventive Health Services Covered under the Affordable Care Act
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), most health plans are now required to provide preventive services to their enrollees without any co-payments or other cost sharing. Over time, this is expected to significantly improve prevention and [...]
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