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CMMI Chief Fowler: Value-Based Care at a Crossroads

April 20, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACOs, Biden, CMMI, CMS, Fowler, Geographic Direct Contracting, hospice, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Care Choices Model, MSSP, NAACOS, Primary Care First, Seriously Ill Population, vbc

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) remains committed to moving the health care system towards value-based care in the early years of the Biden Administration, though the center’s leadership is doing some soul-searching on how best to pursue its mission, according to CMMI’s new director Liz Fowler. Fowler made her first public remarks…

Health Matters: The Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care

August 6, 2018Garrett SchmittNo CommentsEOL, hospice, palliative, palliative care

Keeping patients calm and comfortable during treatment of a serious illness—that’s the goal of palliative care. “Often patients are fearful when they hear the term palliative care because it’s often associated with hospice. We are trying to dispel some of that fear because quality at any stage of an illness is important,” said Dr. Jonathan…