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Evaluating California’s dual eligible program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 17, 2016
I’m not a person with particularly complex healthcare needs. That said, over the course of my life, I’ve seen a series of crummy physicians, ranging from those with a poor bedside manner who...
Nursing homes blamed for high opt-out rates in dual eligible demo
By
John Hall
May 18, 2015
Huge numbers of dual-eligible beneficiaries are leaving a demonstration project that hopes to improve payments for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
More than $80 million paid out to Pioneer ACO beneficiaries, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 05, 2015
Nearly $81 million has been made in payments on behalf of beneficiaries in Pioneer accountable care organizations through Sept. 30, a new report finds.
Lawmakers want pay that is risk-adjusted
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2014
Calculations for Medicare readmissions penalties should be risk-adjusted so that providers do not lose money for serving the sickest, poorest seniors, a group of Congressional lawmakers said in a letter...
Referrals funnel duals into lower quality nursing homes
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 01, 2014
Government health programs could save money and health outcomes could improve if more dual-eligible beneficiaries were to go from hospitals to well-staffed long-term and post-acute facilities, according...
The calculation method for Medicare readmissions penalties should be risk-adjusted so that providers do not lose money for serving the sickest, poorest seniors, a bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers...
Dual eligibles in nursing homes have fewer hospitalizations than those in home- and community-based care,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 19, 2014
Elderly, frail people are more likely to be hospitalized if they are receiving home- or community-based services than if they live in a nursing home, according to newly published research. Recent Medicaid...
Medicaid-only long-term care residents driving up state expenditures, report finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 20, 2014
Among people eligible for Medicaid but not Medicare, long-term care residents are most likely to be among the costliest beneficiaries for a state, according to a new report from the Government Accountability...
Dual eligibles moved out of LTC face risks
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2014
Dual eligibles who move from a long-term care facility to home- and community-based services have a 40% increased risk of a potentially preventable hospital stay.