Vital Signs November-December 2021 PDF

11/24/2021

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A, B, C Reports Combined

11/22/2021

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Testimony Relative to H.1267, S.766, S.758 and S.787 Before the Committee on Health Care Financing (PDF)

11/9/2021

in place and individuals with the skills to understand and manage risk. • Transparency. There must … against the risk of unintended consequences in any introduction of a new payment system …. • Proper risk adjustment. In order to take on a bundled, global payment or other related payment models …

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First Session Handouts

11/5/2021

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance in Response to the RFI on Mental and Behavioral Health (PDF)

11/4/2021

/taskforce-on-telehealth-policy-ttp-findings-and-recommendations/ November 1, 2021 Page 4 management that cuts … to be used for Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment in the same way as in-person or audiovisual … acuities for MA risk adjustment purposes, but it has not extended that flexibility to audio-only …

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Overview of October 2021 BOT Meeting

11/1/2021

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance in Response to the RFI on Mental and Behavioral Health

11/1/2021

, and increased use of transitional care management that cuts readmissions — however, they note that additional … in urging CMS to allow audio-only telehealth visits to be used for Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment … telehealth to be used to document health acuities for MA risk adjustment purposes, but it has not extended …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - October 27, 2021

10/29/2021

risk for developing COVID, and they are at substantially higher risk of developing severe disease from … comfortable seeking health care. These patients may have chronic diseases that were not managed adequately … shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization and serious illness by about 50% in high risk individuals …

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Late-Filed Resolution Reports

10/28/2021

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Late-Filed Informational Reports

10/28/2021

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