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Real Solutions: Policy Options for States Series
- Improve Coverage and Lower Costs – New Savings Opportunities
- Achieve Medicaid Savings By Offering Online Provider Services
- Adopt Common Quality Standards, Process and Outcome Measures
- Coordinate Mental and Behavioral Health Services with Physical Health Care
- Eliminate Direct Marketing and Sales Models in Enrollment
- Encourage Use of Generic Drugs By Medicaid Beneficiaries
- Expand Availability of the Centering Model of Prenatal Care
- Expand Proven Practices for Cost Effective Health Care Coverage in Medicaid
- Focus on Strategies to Increase Prescription Drug Adherence
- Focus Provider Reimbursement Models on Patient and Service Bundling
- Improve Access To Health Care By Promoting Continuous Coverage
- Advance New Policy Solutions To Generate Savings in Medicaid
- Incorporate New Medical Home Model within State Medicaid Programs
- Increase Detection and Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse
- Increase Provider Participation in Medicaid and Improve Access to Care
- Integrate Pharmacy Benefit Management Into Care Coordination Models
- Partner with a Medicaid Health Plan To Provide Coordinated Care
- Promote Beneficiary Understanding Through Cultural and Linguistic Services
- Promote Health Literacy To Improve Beneficiary Health Outcomes
- Reduce Hospital Readmissions With Care Transitions Planning
- Reduce Irregular and Above Medicaid Rates Charged By Some Providers
- Reduce Unnecessary Emergency Room Use With Enhanced Primary Care Access
- Standardize and Simplify Enrollment
- Increase the Number of Dual Eligibles Receiving High-Quality, Coordinated Care While Generating Program Savings
- CMS Demonstration to Integrate Care for Dual Eligibles: A Backgrounder
Reform Spotlight
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Health care law increases payments to doctors for primary care
HHS: Primary care physicians serving Medicaid patients would see their Medicaid payments rise under a proposed rule announced today by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Through the Affordable Care Act, the increase would bring Medicaid primary care service fees in line with those paid by Medicare. The boost would be in effect for calendar years (CY) 2013 and 2014.
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We Can’t Wait: HHS announces first 26 Health Care Innovation awards
HHS: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the first batch of organizations for Health Care Innovation awards. Made possible by the health care law – the Affordable Care Act – the awards will support 26 innovative projects nationwide that will save money, deliver high quality medical care and enhance the health care workforce. The preliminary awardees announced today expect to reduce health spending by $254 million over the next 3 years.
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