by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released two new briefs outlining the latest data and key trends for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D marketplace for 2023. According to the first brief, the typical beneficiary has a choice of 43 MA – an increase of five...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Research published in JAMA Network Open found that the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program is failing to equitably support hospitals in areas with historically underserved Black communities. According to the researcher’s analysis, counties with greater...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2022 | Payers
Crossover Health announced it is partnering with Aetna to launch a new plan benefit to Seattle-area employers and their workers. The new hybrid care model, called Aetna Advanced Primary Health, is integrated into a health plan and aims to tackle the rising access...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2022 | Transition to Value
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials shared their vision for encouraging more plans to adopt value-based care arrangements. Speaking at the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network Summit on value-based care, Ellen Montz, director of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 10, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry found that racial and ethnic disparities in buprenorphine treatment duration increased between 2006 and 2020, particularly during more recent years. The data revealed that the typical duration of treatment for Black and...
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