Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2011 Issue 20
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Article Overview
This short article summarizes a CMS fact sheet on the Medicare-Medicaid population and mentions broader delivery-system efforts intended to improve coordination of care. It is relevant to readers tracking Medicare policy, CMS initiatives, and population-health issues affecting dual eligibles. The article presents high-level background statistics and program context without going into detailed coding guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps coding and reimbursement professionals stay aware of CMS policy themes that may influence care coordination, population management, and future administrative or reporting guidance.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS characterizes the Medicare-Medicaid enrollee population
- Why dual-eligible beneficiaries are a focus of care coordination efforts
- What broader CMS initiative is mentioned in connection with these patients
- How the article frames the spending impact of this population across Medicare and Medicaid
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Health information management professionals
- Compliance staff
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Medicare policy watchers
- Population health administrators
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