Opioid abuse has assumed a prominent role in federal policymaking, with Congress and the Administration seeking to advance solutions to a mounting epidemic. According to a recent Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report, opioid overdose deaths quadrupled between 1999 and 2013, while only 1 million of an estimated 2.5 million people who may benefit from medication-assisted treatment (MAT)... Read More
WHG - Issue Brief: Competitive Acquisition Program for Medicare Part B Drugs
This brief provides background information on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Part B Drug and Biological Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP). Although the program is no longer in operation, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) renewed attention on the program by requesting comment on it as part of the Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model... Read More
WHG - Issue Brief: Socioeconomic Status in Medicare Quality Reporting and Payment Programs
This memorandum provides an overview of key efforts to account for socioeconomic status (SES) in Medicare quality reporting and payment programs. Passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) spurred widespread adoption of incentivized pay-for-performance programs, but there is growing concern that the quality measures implemented under such programs do not adequately adjust for certain patient-related social risk factors that affect health... Read More
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