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Evaluation of MCCM Suggests Promise for Medicare Beneficiaries with Terminal Illness and Cost Savings for Medicare

Evaluation of MCCM Suggests Promise for Medicare Beneficiaries with Terminal Illness and Cost Savings for Medicare

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Typically, terminally ill Medicare beneficiaries must choose between enrolling in hospice or continuing to receive curative treatment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) gives beneficiaries the choice…
Helping Afghanistan’s Private Sector Maintain Health Products

Helping Afghanistan’s Private Sector Maintain Health Products

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The Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector Plus project in Afghanistan faces financial and logistical challenges from the Taliban’s takeover.
Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

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Studies indicate that dementia care in the United States is, generally, impersonal and fragmented. Massachusetts requires long-term care facilities to provide dementia care training to direct-care workers. The intention of the regulation was to address…
Evaluating the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model

Evaluating the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model

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CMS launched the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model to address the gap between clinical care and community services in the health care system. The AHC Model is based on emerging evidence that addressing health-related social needs can improve…
Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) in Central Asia

Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) in Central Asia

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Central Asia is a hotspot for DR-TB. TB services are outdated, unsustainable and expensive, and increasing financial pressure on governments means money to improve services is limited. TB has a large social impact on individuals as high levels of stigma…
Female senior doctor welcoming / greeting special needs boy at hospital

Strengthening Intellectual Disability Health Awareness

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The Primary Care Enhancement Program pilot improved the capability of general practitioners to care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Lessons Learned from the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) Program

Lessons Learned from the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) Program

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Early childbearing can have significant health, social, and economic impacts on young parents and their children. Finding ways to improve the circumstances of expectant and parenting young families and address their diverse needs has been a long-standing…
Child learning to ride bicycle

Evaluating CMS’s InCK Model For Kids with Complex Health Needs

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Improving healthcare quality while reducing costs is a goal Abt Global has been helping the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pursue for more than a decade through evaluations and more. CMS’s Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) payment and…
Female doctor training coworkers while examining mannequin in medical school

A State Playbook to Transform America’s Rural Health Workforce

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An informative playbook to build, retain, and support the rural health workforce through GYO pipelines, pathways, residencies, telehealth, and team-based care.