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	"Regarding the impact of the election, I have a couple of thoughts. Medical homes are fiscally responsible, they provide very good value, and both sides of the aisle like that idea. Having said that, some of the things that have been proposed, some of the history of some of the folks, is not necessarily consistent with value-based care. As for Dr. Price, he in the past has supported some policies that aren't consistent with managed care and patient-centered medical homes, and he has been a big supporter of balance-billing in the past. Patient-centered medical homes are very much aligned with managed care, and anything that erodes that will be bad for medical homes. And if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, it will impact access to care, and one of the key principles of medical home is access. But at the end of the day, medical homes provide great service and value. But no matter what else happens in 2017, I am confident that they will proceed, politics aside." - Martin Serota, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, AltaMed Health Services
	"It is estimated we saved $6,300 per patient spread across the 27,000 patients we had enrolled through our practice. Our estimate is that over the last 24 months of the medical home practice, we probably saved the Medicare program $1.6 million per month."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 9 Number 1, January 2017, "Catching Up With... Barbara McAneny, M.D."
	Psychology essential to achieving goals of patient-centered medical homes American Psychological Association News Release, January 9, 2017
	For High-Risk Patients: 'A Medical Home Within A Medical Home' Healthcare Informatics, January 7, 2017
	Challenges with Implementing a PCMH Model for Women Veterans Women's Health Issues via ScienceDirect, abstract only, January 4, 2017
	Text Messaging in the PCMH to Improve Glucose Control and Retinopathy Screening Health Equity, abstract only, January 1, 2017
	Medical Home Implementation in Small Primary Care Practices Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM), November-December, 2016
	Healthcare Quality: Medical Homes and EMRs American Journal of Managed Care, December 6, 2016
	Response to Depression Treatment in the Aging Brain Care Medical Home Model by Michael LaMantia, Anthony J. Perkins, Sujuan Gao, Mary Austrom, Cathy Alder, Dustin D. French, Debra Litzelman, Ann Cottingham and Malaz A Boustanil What Are the Long-Term Clinical And Economic Benefits For A Medical Home "On Steroids"? by Jerry Reeves, M.D. and Brian Kapp Editor's Corner – Al Lewis considers whether the Medical Home model is a failure Thought Leaders' Corner: "How do you think the Presidential election and the appointment of Rep. Tom Price to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will impact the continued operation and formation of patient-centered medical homes?" Industry News with briefs regarding TennCare; American Psychological Association. Catching Up With … Barbara McAneny, M.D. Subscribers will also subsequently receive a separate e-supplement to the article, "What Are the Long-Term Clinical And Economic Benefits For A Medical Home 'On Steroids'?", that will provide additional data tables Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Medical Home News, or find out more
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