On February 6, CMS released a memo to all Medicare-participating healthcare facilities regarding the novel Coronavirus. This memo provides resources for providers, including those from the CDC linked below. CMS also strongly encourages providers to take the following steps:
In this new role, Smith will not only lead the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation but will also serve as a Senior Advisor to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for Value-Based Transformation. Secretary Azar stressed that Smith will “continue and accelerate the value-based transformation work” of CMS and HHS. In addition to his entrepreneurial background, Smith is also a former Rhodes Scholar.
Whatever model the consortium aligns around will be presented to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) for its approval and implementation.
National Women’s Health Week is a health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women's Health (OWH). Kicking off each year on Mother’s Day, it empowers women to make their health a priority and encourages them to take the following steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases:
LeadingAge also asked CMS to provide more detail on the types of benefits a MA plan may offer under the new Special Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill policy and clarification on how these customized, person-centered benefits will be authorized. Additional comments were offered recommending ways for CMS to reduce provider burden by: 1) ensuring automation of crossover claims for dual eligibles enrolled in MA plans (currently, available in Medicare FFS and Special Needs Plans); and 2) eliminating duplicative reporting of basic provider information(e.g., name, address, NPI and license
LeadingAge is reading through the details of the Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter now and will provide a more detailed summary in the coming days. For now, here are a few highlights of what we know so far:
Here’s an overview of our work for you in December 2018.
A special CAST workshop, “Technology Deep Dive: Technology Shaping the New Health Care Ecosystem,” took place on Oct. 29, 2017, as part of the recent LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO in New Orleans. Below are select learnings from each session.
