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Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk in COVID-19-Prevalent Counties

April 16, 2020 - In the top 25 US counties with the highest prevalence of COVID-19, the majority of adults over age 65 are at high risk for severe illness if they contract the virus, according to an analysis from Avalere. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page, updated twice daily by Xtelligent Healthcare Media. While COVID-19 is still a new...

CMS Support Program Turns Safety Net Providers into Medical Homes

June 26, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

Federally qualified healthcare centers (FQHCs) that received technical and financial assistance from a CMS demonstration program were significantly more likely to become high-level patient-centered...

Brown Gets $1.1M to Study Medicare Post-Discharge Care Quality

June 05, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

The Peterson Center on Healthcare has announced a two-year $1.1 million grant that will allow researchers at Brown University to study how to improve post-discharge care coordination for Medicare...

Enthusiasm for Cutting Admissions May Harm Medicare Patients

February 03, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

Reducing the number of hospital admissions resulting from emergency department visits is a major cost-cutting goal for healthcare organizations, but Medicare patients may not benefit much from the...

CMS: Big Data Access Vital for Precision Medicine, Drug Pricing

November 07, 2016 by Jennifer Bresnick

Skyrocketing drug prices, insufficient healthcare data transparency, and slugglish precision medicine innovation cycles are placing a significant strain on Medicare patients, many of whom are unable to...

Poor Medication Adherence Impacts Close to Half of Diabetics

July 13, 2016 by Jennifer Bresnick

Nearly half of Medicare diabetic patients are unable to keep up with recommended medication adherence rates, according to a new report from IMS Health, leading to serious chronic disease complications...

Analyzing Medicare Chronic Disease Prevalence, Spending Rates

June 10, 2016 by Jennifer Bresnick

Helping patients improve their chronic disease management skills is one of the most common tasks for primary care providers, and also one of the most costly. Caring for patients with...

Examining the Challenges of Medicare Chronic Disease Management

April 12, 2016 by Jennifer Bresnick

Chronic disease management is one of the healthcare system’s greatest challenges, sapping billions of dollars from payers, patients, and providers each year. Managing the complex needs of...

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