Hospice News September 8, 2022
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is starting a “new chapter” with health equity and value-based and person-centered care as top priorities, according to the agency’s administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
Brooks-LaSure made these remarks at the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations’ (NAACOS) annual conference in Washington, D.C., where she reaffirmed health equity as a key pillar for future CMS policy.
“True quality cannot exist without equity. For too long, the systemic disparities have resulted in underserved communities having limited access to preventative screenings, diagnostic services, and treatments across race, gender, income, geography, and other demographics,” Brooks-LaSure said at the conference. “Health outcomes are unequal. Our drive to high-quality care is directly intertwined with the vision for health...
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