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CMMI Open to Feedback, but EOM Out of the Blue
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) was a strong collaborator during the Oncology Care Mode (OCM), but the timing of the Enhancing Oncology Model came as a surprise.
EP: 1.No Successor to OCM Would Disappoint
EP: 2.CMMI Open to Feedback, but EOM Out of the Blue
EP: 3.Some Practices That Did Not Do OCM Are Applying
EP: 4.Seven Tumor Types: Pros and Cons
EP: 5.A Model That Is Built to “Win”
EP: 6.Addressing Health Equity and Social Needs
EP: 7.Is Five Years Long Enough?
EP: 8.Changes to MEOS and Barriers to Entry
EP: 9.Small Practices and Dual Risk: Considerations and Approaches
EP: 10.Does Pooling Make Sense?
EP: 11.What Would You Change About the EOM?
Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO, Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates and president, Community Oncology Alliance, makes a point about practices that were successful under the OCM. Led by moderator Stuart Staggs, MSIE, senior director, strategic programs, The US Oncology Network, panelists Patel and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, chief medical officer, Tennessee Oncology, note that community oncologists are pleased to see CMMI present the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), amid the setback of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schleicher said that practices await word on details of the EOM and look forward to collaborating as they did under the OCM.
Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Tackling Health Inequality: The Power of Education and Experience
April 30th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode of this limited series and our conversation with Janine Jelks-Seale, MSPPM, director of health equity at UPMC Health Plan.
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Study Highlights Significant Increases in Utilization, Spending on DMD Drugs in Medicaid
May 17th 2024The findings add to recent research on the growing utilization, expenditure, and prices of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapies in the current landscape, an area health care policy could potentially address.
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