Policy in Plainer English

An interview with Alicia Cooper from the Department of Vermont Health Access about the one denominator to rule them all, Attributed Lives. Find show notes and more episodes at www.plainerenglish.org.

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In this extended episode, Helen Labun and Georgia Maheras of Bi-State Primary Care Association provide an introduction to the topics covered in our "Payment Reform" series of episodes. Listen to the full series:

• All Payer Model
• ACO (Accountable Care Organization)
• SIM Grants (Mini Episode)
• Risk Corridors
• HCP LAN APM Framework
• Global Budgets
• Attributed Lives

Do you prefer a different format for learning about payment reform? We also have done webinars on this topic, here is a recording of one overview presented for a food policy focused audience on March 5, 2020, and here is a copy of the PowerPoint. 

An interview with Lawrence Miller of Five Vine Consulting about global budgets and their place in health care payment reform. Find show notes and more episodes at www.plainerenglish.org.

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An interview with Ena Backus from the Vermont Agency of Human Services about the HCP LAN APM Framework, which maps a path through payment reform. Find show notes and more episodes at www.plainerenglish.org.

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An interview with Heather Skeels of Bi-State Primary Care Association about UDS, a data set used to track the performance of certain types of primary care providers (and which offers some insight about the quantity of data floating around in health care). Find 2019 UDS data for Vermont FQHCs at this link. 

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An interview with Michael Costa, CEO of Northern Counties Health Care, about adding downside risk to ACO contracts with risk corridors. This is an important step in moving through different phases of health care payment reform, even if it lacks a good acronym. 

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An interview with Amelia Schlossberg and Marjorie Stinchcombe from the Office of the Health Care Advocate about navigating the paperwork associated with Medicaid and Medicare enrollment. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com

Part two of our conversation with Sarah Lindberg from the Green Mountain Care Board, this episode looks at the Total Cost of Care. Check out the VHCURES episode first for this to make more sense. Background music is by FesliyanStudios.com

Sarah Lindberg from the Green Mountain Care Board explains the VHCURES database, which sets the stage for our next episode, calculating the Total Cost of Care.

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Georgia Maheras from Bi-State Primary Care Association explains what the SIM Grant is and why Vermont is awesome.  Background music by FesliyanStudios.com