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Quality and Consumer Protection in Medicaid">Quality and Consumer Protection in Medicaid
- Quality and Consumer Protection in Medicaid">Quality and Consumer Protection in Medicaid
As required by the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a recommended core set of health quality measures for M
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Expansion of Health Care Coverage">Expansion of Health Care Coverage
- Expansion of Health Care Coverage">Expansion of Health Care Coverage
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the broadest major reform of public and private health care.
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Health Care Infrastructure and Safety-Net Providers">Health Care Infrastructure and Safety-Net Providers
- Health Care Infrastructure and Safety-Net Providers">Health Care Infrastructure and Safety-Net Providers
Some people in the U.S. lack meaningful access to basic health services.
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Reforming the Delivery of Health Care Services">Reforming the Delivery of Health Care Services
- Reforming the Delivery of Health Care Services">Reforming the Delivery of Health Care Services
The National Quality Strategy (NQS), established as part of the Affordable Care Act, serves as a catalyst for a nationwide focus on quality impr
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Health Information Technology">Health Information Technology
- Health Information Technology">Health Information Technology
Health information technology (HIT) encompasses an array of technologies that store, share, and analyze health information, as well as communicate about, d
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Medical Malpractice">Medical Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice">Medical Malpractice
Preventable injuries caused by medical errors are widespread and costly, with estimates as high as one million injuries per year.
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Specific Needs and Services">Specific Needs and Services
- Specific Needs and Services">Specific Needs and Services
Meeting the health care needs of older adults will become increasingly important as the population continues to age.
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Prescription Drugs">Prescription Drugs
- Prescription Drugs">Prescription Drugs
The average Medicare Part D enrollee takes 4.5 prescription medications on a regular basis.
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Dementia Treatment">Dementia Treatment
- Dementia Treatment">Dementia Treatment
According to current estimates, more than five million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia.