The American Journal of Managed Care

CMS Announces Transformative Updates to the MA VBID Model

Updates to CMS' Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model broaden the scope of the existing model by testing a wide range of MA service delivery and/or payment approaches. This ...
Fierce Healthcare

Optum study: Accountable Medicare Advantage models produce better outcomes, greater efficiency

Value-based models in Medicare Advantage (MA) achieve better patient outcomes and more efficient care compared to traditional Medicare, according to a recent study from Optum. The study, which was ...
The Boston Globe

UMass model was most accurate at predicting COVID-19 deaths, study finds

A University of Massachusetts model that combines dozens of other models to provide short-term forecasts of COVID-19 deaths in the United States performed better than the individual models, according ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

MA Primary Care Payment Models Influenced Telemedicine Usage During the Pandemic, Research Shows

Larger primary care practices in downside risk–only payment models and capitation saw the highest telemedicine utilization rates by their patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. A study ...
The Boston Globe

Models show Omicron cases may peak in Mass. within two weeks, while hospitalizations could continue to surge

Massachusetts should gird for about two more weeks of skyrocketing COVID-19 case increases fueled by the Omicron variant before a steep decline toward the end of this month, according to experts and ...