Maria Alexander from the Population Health Podcast talks with Aisha Pittman, of NAACOS and the Alliance for Value Based Patient Care, about current congressional interest in Medicare physician payment, quality reporting and incentives, and accountable care. 


For more on the Alliance for VBC: https://valuebasedcare.org/

To read the NAACOS Senate Finance Response visit: https://www.naacos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NAACOSSenateFinanceCommitteeWhitePaperResponseFINAL.pdf

https://www.naacos.com/

The Alliance for Value-Based Patient Care on Linked In

NAACOS on LinkedIn

The Pop Health Podcast sits down with Renee Hungerford and Scott Dillingham to discuss the partnership between Community Action of Orleans and Genesee and Continual Care Solutions to build a comprehensive data ecosystem for CBOs and the implications for this moment in health care with the growing use 1115 waivers to establish and support social networks of care.

Additional information on today’s guests is available at:

Community Action of Orleans & Genesee (caoginc.org)

Home | IMPOWR (continualcaresolutions.com)

For more on what’s happening with 1115 waivers take a look at these recent articles:

KFF: Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Watch: A Closer Look at Recent Approvals to Address Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN)

HSG Global: Everything You Need to Know about New York’s Newly-Approved $6B Medicaid Waiver

Fierce Healthcare: Here's how New York Medicaid plans to bring social care networks and revamp its value-based payment program

Fierce Healthcare: Massachusetts 1115 waiver success can translate to New York: experts

Health Affairs: Improving Health And Well-Being Through Community Care Hubs

The Pop Health Podcast meets with Carol Vargo of the American Medical Association to discuss the needs and resources to help physician and their colleagues understand and participate in value-based care.

For resources mentioned throughout the interview see:

Physician payment & delivery models | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)

AMA STEPS Forward® | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)

Compendium of behavioral health integration resources for physician practices | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)

Voluntary-Best-Practices-to-Advance-Data-Sharing.pdf (aurrerahealth.com)

Pop Health Pod welcomes Maria Alexander to the Coral Health Advisors Team, discusses the final Physician Fee Schedule rule, and looks ahead to 2024.

Pop Health Pod hosts Dr. Venice Haynes from the US of Care to dive into their new report Patient First Care Model.

You can learn more about the US of Care and their report at their website: United States of Care – Building a Better Health Care System

For a full fact sheet on their findings check out: Fact-Sheet-Payment-Models-that-Prioritize-Quality-Over-Quantity-AKA-Value-Based-Care.pdf (unitedstatesofcare.org)

Finally to check out the tool-kit Dr. Haynes mentioned, visit: VBC Talking About Health Care Payment Models That Prioritize Quality Over Quantity copy.indd (unitedstatesofcare.org)

Melissa and Meg kick off a brand new season of population health inspiration with special guest, former fed and population health executive and educator, Dawn Alley.   

You can learn more about MCP, GUIDE, AHEAD, AHC, and Vermont models on the CMS Innovation Center website. https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/models#views=models 

Coral Health Advisors brings you a new, revamped season of shows about what it will take to achieve population health—where’s it working and what we can all learn from the experience. Announcing the Pop Health Podcast with Melissa Cohen and Meg Koepke.