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Request for Proposals Released for 2011 Medicaid Leadership Institute Class
Institute expands the leadership capacity of Medicaid directors to pursue innovation in publicly financed programs to deliver higher quality, more cost-effective health care services.
New Study Details Complex Health Care Needs of Medicaid's Highest-Need, Highest-Cost Populations
Building on an earlier analysis that examined one year of national Medicaid diagnostic data, this new study adds two data sets -- pharmacy claims and five years of diagnostic data -- to further refine what is known about Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic needs.
Health Affairs Blog | Medicaid: Uniquely Prepared to Deliver on Health Care Reform
A Health Affairs blog post, coauthored by Michael Sparer, Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, and Stephen Somers, President of CHCS, details the critical role that Medicaid can play in achieving the nation's health reform goals.
Project Spotlights
Rochester Regional Quality Improvement Initiative Supports Providers in Diabetes Care
Supporting physicians in better diabetes care delivery can significantly improve clinical outcomes for patients with diabetes and control spending for this high-need, high-cost population. With this in mind, a cross-payer coalition of health plans, state and county health departments, and other stakeholders in New York's Monroe County are working with physicians to achieve recognition under the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Rhode Island Pilots Innovative, Cross-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
Through an innovative cross-payer pilot, Rhode Island is helping physician practices achieve patient-centered medical home recognition from NCQA. The pilot is testing the power of cross-payer alignment to support a sustainable model for chronic care delivery in primary care settings.