Quality and Safety
According to Optum, there's a high unmet need for treatments for Alzheimer's disease, as current treatments have lacked efficacy.
CMS says it must examine whether a medication is reasonable and necessary while the FDA assesses whether medications are safe and effective.
MA plans have adopted more restrictive criteria commonly used by commercial health insurance carriers, found consulting firm Crowe.
Patients in such models were 18% less likely to be admitted to the hospital and had a 9% lower 30-day readmission rate.
On April 1, states can begin disenrolling Medicaid enrollees for the first time since March 2020.
<p>According to TPP UK's director of research and analytics Dr. Chris Bates, records that are made for clinicians and directly shareable with patients are essential to high-quality data.</p>
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Elevance expects the deal will help it fill the specialty drug needs of clients by using a whole-health focus.
The legislature is considering the creation of nurse-to-patient ratios which would cap the number of patients under a nurse's care.
The foundation established a Health Equity Innovation Fund, which provides seed funding for solutions addressing inequity.
The proposed coverage of wheelchair power seat elevation equipment advances health equity, CMS says.