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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019. Interestingly, Medstar not only participates through its network of Medstar Medical Group practices, but is also a CTO serving Medstar and non-Medstar practices throughout the state.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Routine outcome monitoring and feedback on physical or mental health status: Evidence and theory. Fixing Behavioral Health Care in America. A National Call for Measurement-Based Care in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

The West Virginia Legislature passed bills in both 2019 and 2023 requiring insurers to respond to nonurgent authorization requests within five days and more urgent requests within two days, among other mandates. But history suggests that would create new problems.