Washington D.C.’s U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Awards States $285 Million To Support Formation Of Innovative Care & Payment Models

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations The federal Department of Health and Human Services will award $285 million to 25 states to innovate healthcare delivery and payment systems, the agency announced on Feb. 21. In many of these states, long-term care providers will take part in newly established multi-payer groups, such as accountable care organizations. Six states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon and Vermont – will share $250 million of the HHS grant money. They will be charged with debuting State Health Care Innovation Plans already approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This was reported by . . .