Jul 14, 2020 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, MedPAC, Part D
MedPAC released its June 2020 report to Congress. This brief covers the chapters in the MedPAC report dedicated to Medicare Part D benefit redesign and Medicare Advantage, including quality bonus program redesign and the 21st Century Cures Act impact analysis. Click to read more.
Jul 10, 2020 | Managed Care Friday
988: The new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number, available nationwide by 2022. The previous number, 1-800-273-TALK, was hard to remember, so advocates have changed it to three digits to make it “similar to 911 calls for emergencies.” High School Ups & Downs: Nearly three quarters of 394 sophomores and juniors in high school either lost significant weight or gained significant weight during the pandemic, citing lack of social interaction, according to a tracking poll of high school behavior we started in March. 9% self-acknowledged that they started “dabbling” in drugs or...
Jul 9, 2020 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, MedPAC
MedPAC focused on a number of issues in the annual June report to Congress, including value-based payment (VBP) and accountable care organizations (ACOs). MedPAC acknowledges that Medicare Advantage and ACOs could serve as vehicles to broaden the use of VBP, though further refinement of these programs is needed. Click to read more.
