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Second Annual CMS Health Equity Conference: Key Takeaways

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently hosted its second annual CMS Health Equity Conference on May 29 – 30, 2024, focusing on the theme “sustaining health equity through action.” The event was a...more

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CMS Hosts Health Equity Conference: Key Insights and Perspectives

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held the second annual CMS Health Equity Conference. The event drew several hundred in-person attendees, including my colleague Kayla Holgash, and thousands of...more

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CMS Finalizes CY 2025 Medicare Advantage Rule, Confirming Continued Focus on Marketing Practices and Health Equity

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On April 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Contract Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Final Rule (Final Rule), which will have significant implications for MA plans and other industry...more

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Podcast: Health Equity – Behind the Buzzwords – Diagnosing Health Care

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Under the Biden administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a health equity framework that drastically changed the playing field for health plans and other risk-bearing entities. In the wake of...more

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States and Healthcare Leaders Must Respond to New Health Equity Regulations

This year, the federal government’s new health equity regulations began taking effect. The regulations represent the government’s increased commitment to health equity advancement as a major part of its regulatory...more

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Inaugural CMS Health Equity Conference Charts the Course Forward

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) hosted the inaugural CMS Health Equity Conference on June 7–8, 2023, on the campus of historically Black Howard University in Washington, DC. In...more

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CMS Proposed Rule Addresses Multiple Aspects of Medicare Advantage Program for 2024, Including an Overpayment Rule Update

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On December 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that contemplates several changes to, and clarifications of, guidance for the Medicare Advantage (MA) program in coverage year 2024....more

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Compliance Today - December 2022. Intersection of ESG, health equity, and 501(r) compliance

Compliance Today - December 2022 - We are at a critical moment of change when it comes to truly addressing health inequities in this country. With the intersection of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and...more

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The Importance of Carefully Drafted ACO REACH Agreements

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced that 124 applicants have been provisionally approved to participate in the new Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community...more

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Writing a health equity plan? Don't start with your Community Needs Assessment

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Many health system leaders are developing health equity plans to participate in new value-based care payment models. The new ACO REACH payment model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has increased...more

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Medicaid and Health Equity: CalAIM’s Bold Experiment

More than 13 million people were enrolled in Medi-Cal in California in September 2021, making it the largest Medicaid program in the nation. In December 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the...more

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The Biden Administration’s and HHS’s Plan to Advance Health Care Equity

President Biden issued Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (Executive Order) on inauguration day in 2021, signalizing the Administration’s...more

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ACO REACH Tweaks Help Smaller Group Practices, Promote Health Equity

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A March 21 article in Part B News, ACO REACH tweaks help smaller group practices, promote health equity,” discussed the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (REACH) model, which...more

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[Podcast] Health Equity – Two Perspectives

In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome House Ways and Means Committee health counsel Orriel Richardson and National...more

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