Hospice News November 6, 2023
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been working health equity components into new alternative payment models..
Much movement has taken place in the payment and policy realms towards closing disparities among underserved populations, according to Hope Glassberg, senior policy advisor at the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and president of Decipher Health Strategies.
To date, these have only struck the tip of the iceberg when it comes to addressing barriers, Glassgerg said, speaking at a recent C-TAC-Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) Leadership Summit in Washington D.C
“There’s a separation that’s often too wide between policy and on-the-ground practice,” Glassberg said at the summit. “But we are at an interesting moment in the policy environment,...