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Impact of star ratings on provider demand

Healthcare ECONOMIST

For years, Medicare and other payers have used quality measures to evaluate the quality of care patients receive at various types of providers settings (e.g., For some payers, higher quality scores/higher star ratings lead to direct increases in reimbursement through a value-based purchasing arrangement.

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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

NASHP

Successful home-based palliative care programs cite an engagement rate of 35%. For length-of-stay estimates, consider using the CMMI Medicare Choices Model of community-based pre-hospice services, with an average length of stay of 99 days.