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Demographics Are Destiny

Another milestone. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage surpassed traditional Medicare for the first time. As of January, 2023, 30.19 million of the 59.82 million people eligible for Medicare were enrolled in… Read More

A Mad Scramble?

Right now, getting data on consumer telehealth demand and telehealth preference is a moving target. We’re not done with the final post-pandemic adjustments to the health and human service landscape.… Read More

When To Say When

Reimbursement for health care services is all over the map. For example, Medicaid home health aide reimbursement varies from $13 to $148 per visit across the country. And the per-hour… Read More

The Carve-Out/Carve-In Question

The number of state Medicaid plans using primary carve-outs models for the financing and delivery of behavioral health services have dropped significantly, from 15 states in 2011 to 8 states… Read More

The Unwinding Begins

Thursday, May 11, is the official end of the Public Health Emergency. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the public health emergency for much of 2022.… Read More

The HEDIS Shift

Just this past week, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) launched its Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network, an online tool offers data and best practices to help health… Read More

The ROI Of Whole Person Care

The “integration” of health and human service delivery systems is on the rise. Seventy-three percent of primary care provider organizations have integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders and 51% of specialty… Read More