Happy National Dentist’s Day! Hesi-Re is known as the first person in history to hold the occupation of dentist. He lived in Egypt over 5,000 years ago. His tomb can be seen today with the inscription, “The greatest of those who deal with teeth, and of physicians.”
Dialogue with lawmakers, regulators, and industry leaders as we discuss the most pressing health care issues facing Texas and the nation at the #TAHP2018 Managed Care Conference & Trade Show. https://t.co/AQ4qd0ot5c
Medicaid health plans in Texas have used the managed care model to bend the cost curve and keep per-person cost growth extremely low – less than 1 percent a year on average since 2009. The U.S. per-person health care costs grew at five times that rate.@txhealthplans
We're announcing the next milestone in our #integratedhealthcare efforts! AHCCCS Complete Care contracts were awarded to seven managed care health plans to integrate physical and behavioral health care for 1.5 million AHCCCS members starting 10/1. More at: https://t.co/lA5NguWNnj
With Medicaid expansion requiring plans to rapidly increase capacity, managed care plan leaders have focused on identifying high-risk populations and addressing social determinants of poor health https://t.co/wPpxgjAofC
As I said in my speech yesterday, “change is coming". Encouraged by @UHC ’s announcement today to lower #Rx costs to patients & make #DrugPrices more transparent. Read my statement: https://t.co/mqnw6IXm1O
CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced a broad array of initiatives to speed interoperability among EHRs and PHRs as well as increase patient access to records at #HIMSS2018 today. https://t.co/fDN349ndnK
It would be valuable to know which CMS initiatives — policy guidance, technical support, state convening, or direct investment — have had the most impact. https://t.co/9jpfuWLXoy #Medicaid