Quality and Safety

Nearly all ACOs - 99% - reported and met the quality standard required to share in savings under the Shared Savings Program.

Medicare would incur extra costs that would be partially offset by reduced costs from treating medical conditions caused by SUD.

Children, young adults will be impacted disproportionately, with 5.3 million children and 4.7 million adults ages 18-34 predicted to lose coverage.

Eighty-six percent of Americans agree that Congress should focus on cracking down on abusive insurance practices.

Clinical trial results showed 94% of participating patients who use insulin decreasing or eliminating their dosage after one year.

The guidance grew out of reforms announced earlier this year meant to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care.

Just 38% of MA plan members say they have enough coverage for mental health treatment, down from 39% a year ago.

Part D's programmatic structure may lead to plan sponsors preferring higher-cost versions of hepatitis C drugs, OIG finds.

It includes a personalized digital care app to help guide members through family planning, including different paths to parenthood.

Numan Chief Medical Strategy Officer Sam Shah says there is not enough capacity to meet demand globally in this post-COVID-19 world. So, there is a need to create meaningful services that are accessible and make better use of existing resources, he adds.