Community Catalyst believes everyone deserves high-quality health care that fully serves their needs and helps them lead healthier lives. We are working to transform our health system to become one that is truly people-centered.
Ann Hwang, MD, director of the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation is quoted in a Fierce Healthcare article about a POLITICO Live panel session on innovation she participated in on Jan 16, 2019. [ News Clip ]
Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, MPH, Ph.D. What can a daughter do when her mother's reality – a nursing home with no person-centered care in sight – presents a stark contrast to her own work devoted to making person-centered services available to a... [ Blog ]
Last Wednesday, the Center was honored to host “The Dual Imperative: What’s Next for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees” in Washington, D.C. to discuss improving care for the 11 million people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. This pop... [ Blog ]
“Public Expects Gridlock” is the headline to a summary of survey findings about what voters expect out of Washington post-midterm elections. The Democrats control the House, Republicans control the Senate and not much of anything will get d... [ Blog ]
The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation and Health Care For All have been selected to participate in the MassHealth Technical Assistance program to help Massachusetts ACOs and community partners integrate oral health with medical care. [ Press Release ]
In a Health Affairs blog post, Center research director Marc Cohen, Danielle Skenadore Foster and Erin McGaffigan discuss the importance of patients taking control of their own health and health care - becoming activated. [ News Clip ]
The Corvallis Gazette-Times noted the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation's honoring of Corvallis resident and disability activist Michael Volpe as part of the first Speak Up for Better Health Awards. [ News Clip ]
An audio conversation with Marc Cohen, Center research director, and co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, about a study the LTSS Center is conducting for the National Council on Aging (NCOA). [ News Clip ]
The Salem News mentioned The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation's recognition of Nancy Houghton, of Beverly, as an honoree of its Speak Up for Better Health Awards. [ News Clip ]
Ann Hwang, MD, director of the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation is quoted in a Fierce Healthcare article on the importance of person-centered primary care for the success of ACOs. [ News Clip ]
After a new governor in Alabama halted planning for regional care organizations (RCOs) as the model for Medicaid managed care in the state, advocates with Arise Citizens’ Policy Project are involved in state efforts to come up with a better model. [ Blog ]
In 2013, Massachusetts developed the One Care Implementation Council so consumers could have an active role in the implementation of Massachusetts’ Financial Alignment Initiative, known as “One Care.” I recently had the pleasure of si... [ Blog ]
Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation comments on Medicaid Quality Measure – New Medicaid Beneficiaries Using HCBS First. [ Comment Letter ]
Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation comments to CMMI in response to RFI on direct provider contracting. [ Comment Letter ]
Community Catalyst comments in response to the stakeholder letter regarding efforts by a bipartisan group of senators lead by Senator Cassidy to increase health care price and information transparency. [ Comment Letter ]
Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation Comments on Development, Implementation, and Maintenance of Quality Measures for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) [ Comment Letter ]
Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation comments in response to the request for information on the proposed new direction for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation [ Comment Letter ]
A new report released jointly by the Center and LeadingAge discusses factors that would reduce states’ abilities to provide LTSS in a per capita cap system and the impacts of such a system on the labor force that provides home-based care. [ Publication ]
This report jointly produced by the Center and the SNP Alliance examines how two special needs health plans are responding to social determinants of health to improve health outcomes for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. [ Publication ]
The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation has created a toolkit to help advocates play a central role in the design, implementation and oversight of Medicaid ACO programs, ito achieve their potential for advancing person-centered care. [ Resource ]
This resource provides a summary of three evaluation briefs on the Financial Alignment Demonstrations recently published by the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office. [ Publication ]
Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation and Children's Health Initiative joint comment letter on the Request for Information (RFI) on Pediatric Alternative Payment Model Concepts. [ Comment Letter ]
Sign-on letter of organizations strongly urging the Energy and Commerce Committee to reject H.R. 1394, which removes the federal assurance of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) under Medicaid. [ Comment Letter ]
Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation comments on the CMS 2018 Advance Notice and Call Letter for changes in Medicare Advantage plans. [ Comment Letter ]
Community Catalyst has been awarded a five-year $14.8 million legacy grant by The Atlantic Philanthropies to develop and promote a consumer agenda around “health system transformation,” fundamental changes reshaping health care delivery in America.
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