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FHC co-hosts Webinar on No Surprises Act for APCDs

John Freedman, MD/MBA
January 14, 2021
Leading an APCD, Starting an APCD
On Monday, January 11, John Freedman, President and CEO, described the implications of the Omnibus Reconciliation Bill’s provisions for APCDs for a webinar audience of over 250 health experts representing 47 states.  Topics included the timeline for key provisions, emerging opportunities for APCDs, composition of Labor’s Advisory Committee regarding a format that states may use...Read more

New federal funding offers assistance to all states interested in starting, expanding an APCD

Linda Green, MPA
January 5, 2021
Starting an APCD
A massive new federal funding opportunity for all payer claims databases (APCDs) offers every state in the nation up to $2.5 million to launch or expand an APCD. Further, by favoring applications that meet certain requirements, the federal grant program offers APCDs new incentives to standardize data collection processes, partner with other states, attract ERISA...Read more

FHC Principal Consultant, Tanya Bernstein, Elected to NAHDO Board of Directors

Linda Green, MPA
January 5, 2021
Leading an APCD, Starting an APCD
We are pleased to announce that Principal Consultant Tanya Bernstein has been elected to the National Association of Health Data Organization’s Board of Directors for a three year term.      For the past six years, Tanya has helped guide NAHDO’s annual meeting Planning Committee in its development of dynamic presentations that reflect emerging thinking...Read more

Access to telehealth services is expanding; APCDs can tell us whether it worked

Mary Jo Condon, MPPA
March 25, 2020
Leading an APCD, Starting an APCD
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have expanded payment for telehealth visits so that all beneficiaries, regardless of diagnosis, can receive a wider range of services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. Around the nation, some state Medicaid agencies and commercial payers...Read more

FHC President Pens Op-Ed for STAT News Promoting APCDs for All States

Emma Rourke
June 15, 2018
Starting an APCD
As California policymakers take another look at developing an APCD, Freedman HealthCare Principal, John Freedman, discusses ways states are already using APCDs to improve health, create more efficient and effective delivery systems, and spend less in his recent opinion piece, Every State Needs a Database with All Health Insurance Claims, Not Just Some, on STAT News. “States...Read more

Collecting APM Data under the Umbrella of an APCD

Tanya Bernstein, MPH
November 7, 2017
Starting an APCD
Healthcare models are increasingly shifting from payments based on a fee-for-service methodology to a more value-based system. Collectively known as Alternative Payment Models (APM), these approaches focus on providing incentives for delivering high-quality and cost-efficient care, as opposed to reimbursement based strictly on the volume of visits or services performed. Unfortunately, as these things often...Read more

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