Health Policy News August 2016
As states across the country prepare for another year of open enrollment for the health insurance marketplace, they must assess the past three years of operation while adjusting to the ...
Bridging the electronic health information highway and promoting interoperability for Medicaid providers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently expanded the scope of the Health Information for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) 90/10 funding available to encourage the adoption ...
Health Policy News June 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new grant opportunity for states last week. State insurance regulators across the country are eligible to apply for funding to ...
Health Policy News April 2016
Last summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the regulations governing Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care. With the final ...
Health Policy News March 2016
March was another big month in Federal health policy – with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issuing final guidance on the 2017 certification standards for Qualified Health ...
Behavioral Health’s Move Toward Value-Based Purchasing
“Alternative payment models are not an option for behavioral health providers,” Arizona Medicaid Director Tom Betlach said, “They are your growth strategy.” Betlach’s point was very clear and it resonated ...
CCBHC Is The Start of Something Good!
CCBHCs! That’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers, for those not familiar with the billion dollar investment that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will soon make to state behavioral ...
The Science of Addiction
Research presented by Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, at NatCon used brain imaging to dramatically illustrate how addiction changes brain function. Dr. Volkow’s research ...
Health Policy News February 2016
Quality has been top of focus across the health care world. Whether it be related to coverage, care or other consumer services, there has been ongoing movement to advance quality. ...
PCG’s top health trends to look for in 2016
Year end is a time of reflection, and a time to plan for what’s to come. Here at PCG, our Health team has much to be proud of in 2015: ...