As many of you know, our mission here at Uno Health continues to be providing seniors access to the best healthcare. As everyone who works in and around Medicare knows, the industry is going through a lot of change. While a lot of change has the potential to result in hard outcomes for plans, members and brokers, being solutions-first is one of our core values. We've proposed some practical ways to lean into these policy changes while seizing some big opportunities (in some cases imperatives!) for Medicare plans. These include optimizing for the increase in Part D coverage available through Medicaid, Medicare Savings (MSP), and LIS enrollment to counter the increase in Part D liability driven by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Our CEO Anna De Paula Hanika and Head of Commercial Emraan Khan, with input from our advisor Tim Murray at Wakely Consulting Group wrote this whitepaper detailing out the opportunity: https://lnkd.in/eT8bq8s2
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“The Commonwealth Fund, a private U.S. foundation which supports independent research on health care issues, released the 2024 State Health Disparities Report. It compares medical outcomes for people of different races and ethnicities in each state, and ranks how well each state’s health system addresses medical conditions for each racial and ethnic group.” The latest report “shows racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care access, quality, and outcomes across the nation.” https://lnkd.in/eSSSTmZh
Racial and ethnic disparities in Indiana’s health care system persist - Indianapolis Recorder
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Primary Care should be Funded as a Common Good The recent publication in the NEJM by Dr Mandy Cohen, Director of the CDC, describes the underused and much needed synergistic power of integrating Primary healthcare and Public Health. This synergy is underpinned by the reality that Primary Care and Public Health are the “Twins Separated at Birth” with both having the common DNA that allows them to be recognized as “Common Goods”, that both benefit society as a whole. Public Health has long been accepted and funded as a Common Good but Primary Care recognition has lagged behind until recently. The CDC Director makes the important point that both Public Health and Primary Care need to be sufficiently funded if they are to serve the “Common Good” adequately. Public Health has been underfunded by states and the federal government. Primary Care has been underfunded by insurers (Commercial and Federal). The clear path to increasing Public Health funding is through government budgeting. The path to increasing Primary Care funding is more complicated and must pass through the hands of many insurers and intermediaries with diverse priorities (including profit and power) that may or may not be directed at using Primary Care to bring better health to people and communities. The 2021 NASEM report “Implementing High Quality Primary Care” suggests that Primary Care is a common good and should be provided with government funding in the same manner as public health. The report offers a governmental policy framework to support, fund, define required elements and hold primary care accountable. As we navigate this framework there are a number of important issues to address, including but not limited to: What does funding primary care as a common good mean? How should the “common good” be funded; capitation, or an enhancement to current funding models? Is moving forward to fund PC as a public good a state-by-state decision process, federal decision or hybrid? Must states and/or the federal government establish non-exhausting funding mechanisms? Must funding be linked to new or existing tax revenues and how will sufficiency of current and future funding be established? Will the current insurance providers remain as intermediaries and how will the Public Good funds be paid? How will primary care accountability be established and enforced? How will PH/PC integration be assured? What definition of primary care will be used to the inclusion or exclusion of OB/GYN and Behavioral Health? https://lnkd.in/eFAazCx9 Yours in Common Goods Howard
Integrating Public Health and Health Care — Protecting Health as a Team Sport | NEJM
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This Sunday, it will be two years (4/7/22) since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pummeled Medicare beneficiaries living with early Alzheimer's with its "coverage with evidence development" (CED) health rationing policy for the entire class of FDA-approved, disease-modifying monoclonal antibody therapies. Under a CED rationing policy, Medicare denies coverage for an FDA-approved item or service, except through one or more very limited clinical studies. That means only a fraction of estimated eligible Medicare beneficiaries get access to the FDA-approved treatments included. The proof lies in the small number of Medicare-related claims paid for Leqembi - the second FDA-approved therapy in the class and the first to receive traditional approval. As of early February 2024, data show that only a scant 635 Medicare fee-for-service claims and 337 Medicare Advantage claims have been paid for Leqembi over nine months. According to estimates from the Alzheimer's Association®, each day more than 2,000 older adults transition from mild to moderate Alzheimer's. At that stage, they become ineligible for Leqembi. Essentially, countless beneficiaries have already missed out. Private payers in the commercial market often follow CMS' restrictive policy, and they are doing so for the early Alzheimer's drugs (only 144 claims paid so far). In the coming days, the Alliance for Aging Research will name the commercial insurers that either do not cover Leqembi or have complex prior authorization (PA) requirements. The New York Times recently investigated the wider use of PA by insurers, and their video Editorial is worth the watch. In it, they share horror stories about "a seemingly trivial process that inflicts enormous pain, daily": https://lnkd.in/esxEEtMt The FDA will soon consider approval of a third Alzheimer's therapy in the class. Meanwhile, CMS’ CED policy is actively undermining public trust in the FDA and more broadly in biomedical science itself. And, it's not just about Alzheimer's. More restricted coverage policies are on the way: 🤔 Last week, CMS inserted CED into The White House's "Executive Order on Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation," giving the false impression that the agency supports women's health by promoting a policy that denies their access to care: https://bit.ly/4aJ5I1a. 🤔 On May 21, CMS' federal advisory committee will meet to discuss the safety and efficacy of FDA-approved continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices used in the self-management of type 1 and insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes in older adults: go.cms.gov/4aoUEX3. CMS is a payer; it is not a biomedical agency like the FDA or anyone’s family doctor. CMS is overreaching in its authority and--absent a pullback--Congress or the President needs to step in. More on this to come. #CMS #Medicare #Insurance #Alzheimers #WomensHealth #diabetes #PriorAuthorization
Denying Your Health Care Is Big Business in America | NYT Opinion
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At Alliance for Aging Research, we are dedicated to changing the narrative to achieve healthy aging and equitable access to care. Read this post from President & CEO Sue Peschin on two bureaucratic practices that limit access to breakthroughs in treatment: coverage with evidence development (CED) and prior authorization:
This Sunday, it will be two years (4/7/22) since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pummeled Medicare beneficiaries living with early Alzheimer's with its "coverage with evidence development" (CED) health rationing policy for the entire class of FDA-approved, disease-modifying monoclonal antibody therapies. Under a CED rationing policy, Medicare denies coverage for an FDA-approved item or service, except through one or more very limited clinical studies. That means only a fraction of estimated eligible Medicare beneficiaries get access to the FDA-approved treatments included. The proof lies in the small number of Medicare-related claims paid for Leqembi - the second FDA-approved therapy in the class and the first to receive traditional approval. As of early February 2024, data show that only a scant 635 Medicare fee-for-service claims and 337 Medicare Advantage claims have been paid for Leqembi over nine months. According to estimates from the Alzheimer's Association®, each day more than 2,000 older adults transition from mild to moderate Alzheimer's. At that stage, they become ineligible for Leqembi. Essentially, countless beneficiaries have already missed out. Private payers in the commercial market often follow CMS' restrictive policy, and they are doing so for the early Alzheimer's drugs (only 144 claims paid so far). In the coming days, the Alliance for Aging Research will name the commercial insurers that either do not cover Leqembi or have complex prior authorization (PA) requirements. The New York Times recently investigated the wider use of PA by insurers, and their video Editorial is worth the watch. In it, they share horror stories about "a seemingly trivial process that inflicts enormous pain, daily": https://lnkd.in/esxEEtMt The FDA will soon consider approval of a third Alzheimer's therapy in the class. Meanwhile, CMS’ CED policy is actively undermining public trust in the FDA and more broadly in biomedical science itself. And, it's not just about Alzheimer's. More restricted coverage policies are on the way: 🤔 Last week, CMS inserted CED into The White House's "Executive Order on Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation," giving the false impression that the agency supports women's health by promoting a policy that denies their access to care: https://bit.ly/4aJ5I1a. 🤔 On May 21, CMS' federal advisory committee will meet to discuss the safety and efficacy of FDA-approved continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices used in the self-management of type 1 and insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes in older adults: go.cms.gov/4aoUEX3. CMS is a payer; it is not a biomedical agency like the FDA or anyone’s family doctor. CMS is overreaching in its authority and--absent a pullback--Congress or the President needs to step in. More on this to come. #CMS #Medicare #Insurance #Alzheimers #WomensHealth #diabetes #PriorAuthorization
Denying Your Health Care Is Big Business in America | NYT Opinion
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This brief from the Commonwealth Fund describes the extent to which people in the United States struggle to meet their social and economic needs, and how payers, physicians, and policymakers are attempting to support them. https://lnkd.in/g2vCsZgZ #SDOH #DriversofHealth
How U.S. Health Care Providers Are Addressing the Drivers of Health
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In recognition of #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay, learn more about community health centers and the vital work they do in bringing maternal health resources to under served communities. https://lnkd.in/gnXkhmAW
The Value of Safety-Net Providers| ASAP 340B
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Really appreciate this call out from the World Economic Forum for improved investments to oral health as an equity lever -- it is so true that health systems do not fund essential dental care, and the healthcare consequences not to mention the consequences for economic participation are enormous. We should all be talking about having basic dental care as accessible and free. https://lnkd.in/g9H-UvF3
New Report Makes Economic Case for Increased Oral Health Investment
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See below to register for the opportunity to provide your perspective on Alberta Health system transformation.
As part of the Government of Alberta's ongoing efforts to refocus the health care system, we are committed to engaging with health care workers and listening to the input of patients, families and caregivers. A series of in-person sessions will offer an opportunity for open conversations about the challenges, solutions and innovations that will help shape a more responsive and effective health care system for generations of Albertans to come. Click on "Register now" to see the full list of dates, times, and locations. https://lnkd.in/gU2i-Wbm
Alberta Health Refocus Engagement Contract
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The UN High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage starts today - an important opportunity to accelerate progress on #UHC . Here we explain what UHC is, why it matters for #NCDs, and how we can use law to accelerate action on the right to health: https://lnkd.in/gniph22j
Explainer: What is Universal Health Coverage, and what does law have to do with it?
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