As the Hospital @ Home Pilot Program expands look for CMMI to approve chronic care conditions to augment already approved acute care conditions. This will come as demand for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) grows.

MedPACs June report indicates a scaling back of "exploratory" APMs and a call to hunker down to a "few" that are actually lowering the cost per capita for providing care to Medicare beneficiaries. Moreover, there is a demand for diversity for APMs as well.

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Sec Shulkin's comments on VA problems and proposed remedies fail to solve overarching outdated and broken authorization for care process

CMS Medicare-Medicaid ACO model may emerge as primary structure of a single payer system coming out of the Senate AHCA debate.

Medicaid is not broken. It is one of the fundamental pillars of the American healthcare system. Losing $880 bn will upend economic model. x.com/KaiserFamFound…

VA announces Cerner as its new EHR platform discarding the troubled VA designed Vista product. Congress urging DoD interoperability.

Senate debate on the future of AHCA and ACA will almost certainly present a new hybrid version leaning towards a single payer solution. x.com/KaiserFamFound…

Apple considering acquiring Athenahealth transforming the iPhone into a personal health data monitor and transmitter.

Medicare - Medicaid recipients represent the poorest of the poor and often the most in need of health care in our neighborhoods. x.com/KaiserFamFound…

Block grants to states to fund the uninsured and Medicaid roles is an economic slippery slope and wll not ensure quality outcomes. Bad idea.

The emerging applications for digitizing remote patient monitoring platforms is spawning massive expansion of remote patient monitoring.

American Well and Medtronic's teaming to create a true telehealth platform is an innovative advance towards true digitization of healthcare.

As remote patient monitoring advances, what oversight is in place to ensure digital data is reliable and valid? What is acceptable variance?

Trump's choice of Alex Azar, former Eli Lilly CEO to replace HHS head Tom Price will add chaos to the healthcare debate in Washington

With the ACA is on life support, Medicare Advantage plans are saving Medicare dollars and may prove to be an example to emulate for all

J&J's DePuy under investigation by FBI for alleged witness tampering in a Texas trial involving metal on metal hip implants problems.

VA seeking improvement to VA Choice program. More needs to be done to meet Veteran healthcare needs. Access still a problem for millions.

8 Pioneer ACOs that stayed with the CMS model generated $68 M in gross Medicare dollar savings. 6 qualified for $37 M in shared savings

Recent Pioneer ACO Medicare and shared savings revenue report point towards attempting U.S. regional healthcare solutions using ACO model