Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
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Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
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Analysis: Controlling access to control costs
Health-plan-based primary care offerings may be challenging conventional wisdom related to population health.
Policy changes needed to prevent hospital-based Medicare ACOs from being disadvantaged by high-cost patients switching from physician-led ACOs
CMS needs to implement changes to Medicare’s ACO models that hold hospital-led ACOs harmless when high-cost beneficiaries switch from physician-led ACOs.
Analysis: Why physician practice acquisition by health systems is a growing trend
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany discusses why more physicians are selling their practices and what health systems need for these acquisitions to be financially viable in the long term.
Analysis: Kaine, Bennet public option health plan
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany reviews some possible short- and long-term outcomes of the public option health plan proposal by Senators Tim Kaine and Michael Bennet last week.
Analysis: What nonprofit hospitals should do to compete with healthcare industry disruptors
Health systems can effectively respond to nontraditional healthcare competitors in this review of findings from a Fitch Report of nonprofit hospital ratings.
Analysis: The pros and cons of large statewide ACOs
Experts say because of their sheer size, “super-ACOs” can bring stability to benchmarks but be difficult to manage.
Analysis: How overcoming some hurdles can help providers manage PAC spend
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany discusses how the PAC-spending results of a recent study on older patients with joint replacements could easily apply to any number of common episodes of care experienced by Medicare beneficiaries.
Analysis: What factors will come into play as stakeholders respond to a recent decision on Medicaid work rules
Key things to look for from all stakeholders even though the latest work requirement ruling only applies to the Kentucky and Arkansas cases.
Analysis: Why the U.S. healthcare system will ultimately move to population-based primary care models
Moving to alternative payment models and other preventative measures could help the U.S. address alarming chronic disease projections.
Analysis: CMS looks to partner with states to expand dual-eligible care models
CMS is encouraging states to test approaches to integrating dual-eligible patients’ care to improve outcomes and reduce costs for federal and state governments.