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CMS Announces New Primary Care Payment Model

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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Primary Care (PC) Flex Model, a new voluntary payment model that will test how prospective payments and increased funding for primary care in ACOs impact health outcomes, quality, and costs of care.  

What else to know: CMS will launch the model on Jan. 1, 2025. 

HHS Establishes Voluntary Cybersecurity Goals for Health Care

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What’s happening: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released voluntary health care-specific cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) to help organizations prioritize implementation of high-impact cybersecurity practices. 

What else to know: The CPGs include 10 essential and 10 enhanced goals. They are based on multiple cybersecurity frameworks and directly address common attack vectors against U.S. domestic hospitals as identified in the 2023 Hospital Cyber Resiliency Landscape Analysis.  

Off and Running Toward Better Behavioral Health Care

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In less than two months, Californians will head to the polls — or the post office for those who prefer mail-in ballots — for the 2024 primary election. A ballot question, Proposition 1, will ask voters to weigh in on whether or not to support a sweeping modernization of the state’s mental health system. This proposal will refocus billions of dollars in existing funds to prioritize Californians with the deepest mental health needs, living in encampments, or suffering the worst substance use disorders. 

Big Steps Toward Better Behavioral Health Care

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In March, voters will cast ballots on Proposition 1, a package made up of CHA-supported legislation passed this year that will transform the state’s mental health system to better meet the growing needs of Californians. 

CMS Announces New Payment Model for Dementia Care

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which will launch on July 1, 2024, and run for eight years. It aims to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia, reduce strain on unpaid caregivers, and help people remain in their homes and communities through a package of care coordination and management, caregiver education and support, and respite services.  

Transforming to Age-Friendly Health Care — Participant Information

Older adults who experience acute health events – often exacerbations of chronic disease or co-morbidities – are regularly managed through services provided in multiple settings – hospital emergency departments, inpatient care, and post-acute care settings – and require several risky care transitions. These episodes are among the top drivers of health care costs and poor […]