Medical Economics November 20, 2024
Key Takeaways
- CMS leadership emphasized achievements in healthcare affordability and accessibility, focusing on strategic pillars like equity, access, and innovation.
- Key accomplishments include strengthening women’s healthcare, addressing maternity health disparities, and expanding Medicaid and CHIP postpartum coverage.
- Efforts to make payment models more accessible to safety net and rural hospitals were highlighted, alongside initiatives like the GUIDE Model for dementia care.
- Medicare prescription drug benefits will become more affordable with a $2,000 spending cap and future cost negotiations.
Brooks-LaSure describes achievements in her final national leadership call.
Medicare’s leader and her top deputies said they are proud of their work in last four years to make health care more affordable and available.
On Nov. 20, U.S. Centers for...
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