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Coalition Voices Support for the Value in Health Care Act of 2020
Thirteen organizations representing health care providers, including the AHA, voiced support for the Value in Health Care Act, legislation to strengthen Medicare’s value-based payment models and accountable care organizations.
AHA comments on Medicaid drug rebate proposed rule for FY 2021
The AHA July 20 submitted comments on proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations that would support state flexibility in Medicaid drug value-based purchasing arrangements and other changes to the Medicaid drug rebate program for fiscal year 2021.
CMS Urged to Extend CJR on Voluntary Basis, Hold Hospitals Harmless In 2020
AHA supports extending the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model for an additional three years, but only on a voluntary basis, the association told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
AHA Comments on CMS’s Proposed Rule Modifying Stark Law
The AHA applauded “the new direction” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking to modify, modernize and clarify the physician self-referral law, also known as the Stark Law, to “provide space for the types of innovative arrangements among hospitals and physicians that can enhance care coordination, improve quality and reduce costs.”
Chairman's File video: Insights on innovation, value and workforce
While each hospital and health system has their own priorities and challenges, our mission as caregivers is the same: To advance the health of individuals and communities. Learning from each other is a great way to achieve that goal.
At AHA meeting, CMS’s Verma discusses value-based care, regulatory relief
To deliver higher quality care at lower costs, we must move from fee-for-service payments to “a system in which we’re paying providers to keep people healthy, reduce costs and deliver better outcomes,” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma today told AHA members. The administration “is doing everything we can to accelerate the implementation of financial incentives to drive costs down and improve quality,” she said.
Timing Is Everything
Magazine & Journal Articles
The implementation of value-based payments and population health is not moving consistently across all health systems. We know change is imminent. The question is, "How much change and how soon?" Scott Thomas, Administrative Director at Granville Health System, shares how GHS entered a new environment and the lessons learned along the way.
Using Telehealth to Advance Value-Based Care
Magazine & Journal Articles
In response to consumer demands for simple, affordable service, Jefferson Health—a health system in the Philadelphia region that includes 14 hospitals—is building a value-based care business model through a robust telehealth program that spans the care continuum from specialty consults and virtual rounds, to post-discharge management and urgent care visits. Learn more about the JeffConnect program in this article.