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Population health still at odds with fee-for-service

April 6, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsFee for service, FFS, SNFs

Year after year, surveys show the same thing: Healthcare providers’ evolution toward accepting risk to keep patients healthy—widely viewed as the holy grail of lowering healthcare costs—has been painfully slow. So long as that’s the case, experts say the financial returns providers can expect to draw from population health management, where they gather patient data…

MedPAC calls for fewer pay models, cutting Medicare Advantage spending

April 1, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsMA, Medicare Advantage, MedPAC, SNFs

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, at its meeting on Thursday, approved several Medicare policy recommendations that will appear in its June report to Congress. The congressional advisory panel will recommend that CMS simplify its approach to alternative payment models. Commissioners approved an updated version of the recommendation presented by MedPAC’s staff at last month’s meeting….