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Subject CMS Administrator Seema Verma On The Medicare Shared Savings Program; The Demise of the ACA’s Multi-State Plan Program; Coverage Of Children With Medical Complexity
Date September 30, 2019 7:57 PM
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TODAY ON THE BLOG

ACCOUNTABLE CARE

Interest In 'Pathways To Success' Grows: 2018 ACO Results Show
Trends Supporting Program Redesign Continue

By Seema Verma

CMS is continuing to closely monitor the Shared Savings Program. We are
excited to see growing interest, and we will continue to support health
care providers on the front lines who are hard at work building new ways
to deliver higher-quality care at lower cost. Patients are receiving
better care as a result of these efforts, and we look forward to
continuing on this journey. Read More >>

MARKETS

For Policy Makers Looking To Expand Coverage, Lessons From The Demise of
the ACA's Multi-State Plan Program

By Jonathan Foley, Kristi Martin, and Rob Shriver

If policy makers wish to pursue a market-based solution to the
country's persistent coverage problems, they need to construct the
program to attract market participation. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

MEDICAID
Variability In States' Coverage Of Children With Medical Complexity
Through Home And Community-Based Services Waivers

By Jessica Keim-Malpass, Leeza Constantoulakis, and Lisa C. Letzkus

Medicaid is the primary source of coverage for children with medical
complexity-the less than 1 percent of children with very high medical
needs and functional limitations. With states defining the parameters of
Medicaid coverage for these children, particularly through waivers,
Jessica Keim-Malpass and coauthors analyze the scope of that coverage in
each state.
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Homeless service organizations are increasingly sending trained health
practitioners into homeless encampments in a quest to improve health
outcomes for individual homeless people. This blog post

from December 2018 asks, "Could The Latest In Medical Treatment Be...
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