A new coalition aims to utilize and focus on consumer-facing mHealth and telehealth tools to mitigate health disparities. Guided by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Connected Health Initiative (CHI), the Health Equity and Access Leadership (HEAL) coalition brings together different organizations and companies in the digital health space.
Price tag attached to unaddressed behavioral health issues
A significant number of Americans aren’t participating in their own health care, inspite of having access through health insurance. The reasons can be diverse like mistrust in the medical system, social determinants of health, or lack of health literacy.
CMS calls for multi-payer alignment to advance value-based care in Medicaid
CMS has called for multi-payer alignment in value-based care arrangements, which are run by the state healthcare programs in a new letter addressed to the Medicare directors.
Significant changes to be introduced to BPCI Advanced Clinical Episodes, prices
Major changes are set to be made by CMS to Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced next year. These changes are to stop the model from generating financial losses of close to $2 billion over the model’s ten performance periods.
CDC reverses course on testing for asymptomatic people exposed to COVID-19
There has again been a change in guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after the public health officials, mentioning that asymptomatic people who come in contact with COVID-19 have to be tested.