Healthcare Delivery

Reimagining Healthcare Delivery

By Pooja Babbrah – In a surprising turn of events, Walmart announced the closure of all 51 of its health clinics. This decision comes just months after signals of potential expansion, making the news particularly shocking and disappointing.

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Telehealth: The Future of Health Care Delivery

By April Miller – Today’s most powerful health care delivery system is telehealth. Increased care for personal health maintenance and the advancement of medical technologies catalyzed the shift. We must facilitate growing populations, curious patient queries and potentially novel illnesses.


Reshaping Healthcare Delivery — 3 Factors That Impact the Future

By Anne Dabrow Woods – In the not-too-distant past, patients primarily received care at a brick-and-mortar provider’s office for their primary healthcare needs, for sick or prevention visits or chronic condition management. But a number of economic and societal factors have caused a real revolution in where patients receive care.


Three Steps to Effectively Manage Your Patient Population

By Tim Gronniger – By the end of the decade, all Medicare beneficiaries are expected to be in accountable care or other total cost of care arrangements, per a CMS Innovation Center whitepaper published earlier this year. The days of traditional fee-for-service – in which providers are paid by volume of services – are coming to an end.






Update on Health Care and the 2014 Tax Season

By Kevin Counihan – For most Americans, April 15 marked the end of this year’s tax season. For others, including those who have yet to file because they requested an extension, tax season is not yet complete. At CMS we work throughout the year to reach out to consumers and help them understand the ways in which their taxes and health care intersect.