Nemours and Delaware agree on new payment model to address children’s health

Chief Healthcare Executive January 13, 2025
Ron Southwick

The health system and the state are embarking on an initiative to improve the health of kids in the Medicaid program. Nemours CEO Dr. R. Lawrence Moss talks about the effort and why it’s not for the faint of heart.

R. Lawrence Moss, MD, the president and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health, often says his organization’s mission isn’t simply to treat children who are sick, but to keep them healthy.

Now, Nemours and the state of Delaware are putting that approach to the test.

The state of Delaware and Nemours are moving forward on a new payment model involving the 120,000 kids in the state’s Medicaid program.

Rather than simply reimbursing Nemours for treating kids, the payment incentives are based...

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