Sponsor White Papers – October 2023
| Epstein Becker Green: CMS Announces the Making Care Primary Model, a Multistate Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care On June 8, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), announced a new demonstration model under the authority of Section 1115A of the Social Security Act that will test CMS collaboration with state Medicaid agencies to improve primary care services for people with Medicare and/or Medicaid in a payer-agnostic manner. |
| MCG Health: The Case for Cost Transparency With an increasing focus on high-value care throughout the industry, it seems obvious that quality and cost indicators would be crucial to the mission. Although steps have been taken for increased transparency in both measures, cost transparency has been much more difficult to attain. In this white paper, MCG Health Editor, Kristina Lundberg, MD, explores the challenges to attaining cost transparency from the provider, payer, and patient perspectives, as well as several key steps to achieving effective cost transparency (including early evidence of tools that may support a successful strategy). The Role of Data in Managing Social Determinants of Health Lashana Narayan, ASA, MAAA, Senior Director of Clinical Analytics at Milliman, and Suzanne Doran, BSN, RN, FAACM, Managing Editor at MCG Health, discuss the importance of data in the management of social determinants of health (SDOH). In addition, these experts in evidence-based practices share information on valuable tools which can help healthcare professionals proactively identify social barriers to patient health. |
| ProgenyHealth: Pride & Parenthood: Exploring Parenting Paths and Possibilities for the LGBTQ+ Community Though there are significant barriers in place, countless LGBTQ+ individuals are eager to grow their families. As cultural attitudes shift and health equity becomes an increasingly high priority, every participant in the healthcare continuum can reexamine the role they play in supporting the LGBTQ+ community. |
| Newport Healthcare: Expanding Care for Teens and Young Adults in Minnesota In the midst of a national mental health crisis—one that includes more than a third of young adults with mental illness and nearly a third of Minnesota students struggling with long-term mental health issues—access to care has never been more urgent. Yet there are currently fewer than 200 psychiatric hospital beds for youth and 590 adult beds in Minnesota. In response, PrairieCare, a Newport Healthcare division and one of the nation’s fastest-growing psychiatric health systems, has added 30 inpatient psychiatric beds—the largest expansion of mental health beds for adolescents and young adults in Minnesota in decades. |
| UnitedHealth Group: America’s Health Rankings Health Equity in Focus: 2023 Mental and Behavioral Health Data Brief This brief finds mental and behavioral health disparities differed significantly by race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and for those living with disabilities among both adults and youth. America’s Health Rankings is a longstanding commitment of the United Health Foundation to help states and the country identify strengths and quantify challenges to help improve public health. The goal of the Mental and Behavioral Health Data Brief is to better understand the challenges facing Americans today, and ultimately spark action to advance health equity. |
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