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

The Health Policy Exchange

MDPCP is a multi-payer "advanced primary care" program modeled after previous patient-centered medical home projects such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI) Comprehensive Primary Care initiative. According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC is much more than simply administering behavioral health measures. MBC entails equal emphasis on the phases of Collect, Share, and Act , which include repeated data gathering, communication/review of the data with the patient and team, and adjusting treatment based on this information. (2) 3, 4) Why is MBC important?

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

Physician's Weekly

But that’s when his family began fighting another adversary: their health insurer, which decided the treatment was “not medically necessary,” according to insurance paperwork. Health insurers issue millions of denials every year. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year with stage 4 cancer.