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Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News October, 2017

"Oncologists need to do a better job of communicating a survivorship plan, and so far we have not done that very well. I wouldn’t expect a primary care doctor to know what kind of long-term problems to look for in a cancer patient, any more than I would expect an oncologist like myself would know what to look for if I was caring for a heart attack patient under a cardiologist."
- Barbara McAneny, M.D. , Managing Partner and CEO, New Mexico Cancer Center.

"The overall savings for the [CareFirst] medical home initiative was $153 million in 2016 and $945 million since the program was implemented six years ago."

Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 9 Number 10, October 2017, "CareFirst Medical Home Program Reports Huge Savings, Cuts In Hospitalizations."

How cutting off subsidy payments to insurance companies would affect Obamacare

Transforming Health Centers into Adolescent-Centered Medical Homes

This webinar describes the components of adolescent-centered care, explains how to identify opportunites to improve delivery of adolescent-centered care, and how to obtain resources to help providers and staff enhance adolescent-centered practices.

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	Six insights about PCMH initiatives in state Medicaid programs from KFF survey 1. PCMH initiatives operated in 30 states' Medicaid programs in FY 2017 2. 12 states reported plans to adopt or expand PCMHs in FY 2018, including Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wyoming 3. Continue reading here Notes: results from the Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Medicaid Officials in 50 states and DC, entitled "Medicaid Moving Ahead in Uncertain Times: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018: Emerging Delivery System and Payment Reforms." Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, October, 2017

Study: Medical Homes Stumble On Caring For Cancer Survivors by Ron Shinkman

How Community Health Workers Make The Medical Home Operate More Smoothly by Maia Ingram, Kevin Doubleday, Melanie L. Bell, et al.

Editor's Corner: David J. Shulkin, M.D., on Using Telehealth To Transform Primary Care Delivery.

CareFirst Medical Home Program Reports Huge Savings, Cuts In Hospitalizations

Thought Leaders’ Corner: "What things can and should patient-centered medical homes be doing better?"

Catching Up With … J. Mario Molina, M.D.
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