AAAs should think strategically before requesting their own Medicare provider number (as opposed to partnering with an existing Medicare provider). Once organizations (including AAAs) become official Medicare providers, they are subject to periodic audits and other compliance requirements from the…
Guide to Insurance and Reimbursement
Today’s Dietitian provides practical steps to filing claims, coding, and getting paid. Ask new private practice dietitians about one of the most challenging tasks they face in establishing their businesses, and they’ll likely wrinkle their noses and say “insurance.” Yes, getting…
Medicaid Recipient’s Food Attitudes, Purchasing Habits, Barriers and Opportunities
The IFIC (International Food Information Council) Foundation conducted an oversample of Medicaid recipients, in partnership with the Root Cause Coalition. The goal of this oversample was to determine how those on Medicaid view their health and diet, food production and…
Breaking Through the Noise: The Facts about the Medicaid Program
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of children, adults with low incomes, individuals with disabilities and older adults who depend on Medicaid for health care services and assistance with long-term services and supports (LTSS) such as eating, bathing, and dressing.…
State Approaches to Addressing Population Health Through Accountable Health Models
To improve population health and health equity, states are working across Medicaid, public health, and other agencies to develop accountable health structures. State accountable health models — both currently operating and those in development — fall along a continuum. All of them…
Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits: An Overview
Access to oral health care for low-income adults is a persistent challenge in the United States. Poor oral health can elevate risks for chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, and can lead to lost workdays, reduced employability, and…
Better Care Playbook
The Better Care Playbook is part of an effort led by The Peterson Center, The Commonwealth Fund, The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The SCAN Foundation to offer you the latest information and resources on…
Building Complex Care Programs: A Roadmap for States
States pursuing the three-part aim of improved health, high quality care, and reduced costs often start with programs for complex care populations. These programs target high-need, high-cost Medicaid enrollees who are the most frequent users of costly sites of care,…
Strengthening Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports in an Evolving Policy Environment: A Toolkit for States
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) and Manatt Health has developed a new toolkit that provides a targeted menu of long-term services and supports (LTSS) reform strategies adopted by state innovators that may be replicated by other states. The…
Food Is Medicine: Opportunities in Public and Private Health Care for Supporting Nutritional Counseling and Medically-Tailored, Home-Delivered Meals
For critically and chronically ill people, food is medicine. With adequate amounts of nutritious food, people who are sick have a better response to medication, maintain and gain strength, and have improved chances of recovery. This report focuses on the…
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