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Expert Calls for Improved Home Care Options for Those With Debilitating Diseases
Karen Davis, director of Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at Johns Hopkins University, says increasing resources available for home treatments and services and support for family caregivers of the elderly and those with debilitating diseases might work to reduce reliance on costly nursing homes for those afflicted.
Lawmakers should consider widening the mandate of the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, known as CMMI, to allow more work on programs that could keep people with debilitating illnesses in their homes longer, a researcher said during a recent briefing on the program's future.
"At some point, we may need to look at whether the CMMI authorizing legislation needs to be broadened a bit," said Karen Davis, director of Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at Johns Hopkins University. However, that approach would be met with resistance from congressional Republicans when funding for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Innovation Center comes up for renewal after fiscal 2019.
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Navigating Health Policy in an Election Year: Insights From Dr Dennis Scanlon
April 2nd 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Dennis Scanlon, PhD, the editor in chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, about prior authorization, price transparency, the impact of health policy on the upcoming election, and more.
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Exploring Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Variations
March 26th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the March 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on variations in prior authorization use across Medicare Advantage plans.
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