Will disease management find a happy home in Medicare? Yet another demonstration project from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aims to find out.
In a Feb. 28 Federal Register notice, CMS invited organizations that supply DM services to submit proposals for new programs to manage the health care of beneficiaries with certain chronic conditions. Participating organizations will receive capitated payments for all Medicare-covered Part A and Part B services provided under tailored programs designed to coordinate care for conditions such as stroke, congestive heart disease and diabetes.
In other Federal Register notices issued as part of CMS’ typical last-Friday-of-the-month flurry of regulations, the agency:
For more information on these notices, go to http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a030228c.html.