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‘Deeply entrenched’ ageism limits mental health care for elderly, report says | UK News

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“Deeply entrenched and systemic” ageism means the elderly can miss out on mental health care, a report has said, with symptoms of mental illness dismissed as “just your age”. A study by the Center for Mental Health has called for older generations to be shown the same concerns as young people, warning the discrimination suffered currently affects not only the older person, but also families, communities and public services. The centre’s report, commissioned by Age UK, was based on a review of literature published in the past five years, and pointed to a “pervasive sense of pessimism and inevitability that…Continue Reading

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Initiative to Increase Investments in Person-Centered Primary Care

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ACO Primary Care Flex Model aims to improve access to high-quality primary care for underserved Medicare populations Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new voluntary model that empowers primary care providers in eligible Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to treat people with Medicare using innovative, team-based, person-centered proactive care. A key part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to further promote competition in health care, the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model) will provide a one-time advanced shared savings payment and monthly prospective primary…Continue Reading

Navigating your practice through the Change Healthcare disruption

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NOTE: This article will be updated frequently as new information and resources become available. March 18 update CMS announced that it is reopening applications for the 2023 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship exemption due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack. The deadline to apply for an exemption is April 15, 2024. The 2023 MIPS EUC hardship exemption is not automatic and requires physicians to apply. CMS will only approve applications citing the Change Healthcare cyberattack as the basis for requesting reweighting under the MIPS EUC Exception. If a physician or practice has already submitted data and would like to…Continue Reading