During the last week of October, Avalere invited a select group of innovators to breakfasts in Los Angeles and San Francisco to discuss elements of successful adoption of innovative technologies and models of care.
Avalere recently partnered with the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI) to explore the topic of the future of home health care.
Avalere and FasterCures released the first deliverable of the Patient-Perspective Value Framework (PPVF) Initiative at the annual Partnering for Cures Conference.
In addition to Donald Trump's presidential win earlier this week, Republicans also won big in the House and Senate.
As 2017 exchange open enrollment begins, Avalere examined marketplace changes in plan choice and premiums at the county level.
With expanded administrative authority and flexibility to advance policy priorities through entities such as CMMI and IPAB, the new administration will shape the future of the Affordable Care Act, potential drug pricing reforms, and potential action on tax and/or entitlements.
New analysis from Avalere finds that 1.2 million individuals from non-expansion states could gain Medicaid coverage in 2017 should a newly elected governor decide to expand the program.
Avalere recently partnered with the Physicians Advocacy Institute to examine trends in physician employment and practice ownership by hospitals and health systems from 2012 to 2015.
Results from a new Avalere study will be presented Thursday, October 27, at the 30th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Orlando, Florida.
2017 exchanges struggle to address challenges with enrollment, risk management, and consumer choice.
This summer, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) opened a national call for suggestions on how to improve its value assessment framework. In response, ICER received over 50 comments. On October 4, ICER made 46 of those comment letters public.
According to a new Avalere analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), premiums for stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) will increase and the number of PDPs available in 2017 will decrease. Conversely, the Medicare Advantage market appears strong as 8 in 10 beneficiaries have access to MA plans that offer prescription drug benefits with a zero premium.
A new analysis from Avalere finds that consumers with a range of common health conditions could reduce their spending between $8,800 and $90,020 by purchasing insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
While we can't make any promises as to whether or not Clinton or Trump will bring up healthcare in Sunday's town hall, the odds of it happening are looking better.
A new Avalere analysis finds that approximately 8 million Americans age 55 or over who are currently uninsured or have individual coverage purchased through the private market-inside and outside the exchange- could be eligible to buy-in to the Medicare program under a plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
A new analysis from Avalere finds that individuals who enroll in exchange coverage during special enrollment periods (SEP) have higher costs and lower risk scores than open enrollment period (OEP) consumers.
In preparation for tonight's vice presidential debates, we thought that we'd take a look at both candidates' health policy positions in addition to Exchange and Part D data for Virginia and Indiana.
In Episode 4 of our malnutrition series, Avalere's Angel Valladares discusses the implementation of eMeasures with Dr. Ken Nepple, an associate professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Iowa Health System with great professional interest in nutrition care. He has led the MQii project at his facility as a measure testing site and participated in the hospital learning collaborative piloting the standardized toolkit.
New quality measures to address malnutrition among hospitalized older adults are now being evaluated by the National Quality Forum (NQF) for endorsement, and by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for inclusion in their Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
In epidode 3 of our malnutrition series, Avalere's Kelsey Jones is joined Dr. Karim Godamunne, Chief Medical Officer, North Fulton Hospital and member of the MQii Advisory Committee, sharing why a multi-disciplinary approach, high-quality measures, good data, and patient engagement are all needed to advance malnutrition care.
