To further advance health equity and improve health outcomes for the more than 170 million individuals supported by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, CMS has published the CMS Framework for Health Equity 2022-2032. The framework sets priorities to identify and eliminate barriers to benefits and services based on race/ethnicity, language, gender...
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Category Archives: Medicare/Medicaid
Meeting State Medicaid Health Risk Assessment Requirements
Many Medicaid departments have issued state-specific standardized health risk assessments and require contracted MCO plans to assess newly enrolled members within 90 days of enrollment and in some cases annually thereafter.
In addition to the burden of data collection, state Medicaid departments also require that assessment results are submitted on a periodic basis using defined file...
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Health Risk Assessment for Medicare Annual Wellness Visit
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires a health risk assessment to be included in the Annual Wellness Visit. The purpose of the Medicare health assessment is to identify heath needs and risk factors so beneficiaries can be directed to appropriate care, ultimately improving outcomes and reducing costs.
The Center for Disease Control and...
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Health Risk Assessment for Medicaid
Starting July 1, 2017 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans are required to make their best effort to conduct a health risk assessment within 90 days of enrollment for all new enrollees.
Many health plan clients already use ConXus Profile Health Assessment for Medicaid in both adult and pediatric populations. We deliver secure,...
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