2023年5月3日

分享這篇文章提供的新聞分享本文納什維爾,田納西州。2023年5月3日,CareBridge,全國領先的醫療價值保健公司,宣布高管Killingsworth帕蒂已經被命名為醫療補助和芯片付款和訪問委員會(MACPAC)。MACPAC提出建議美國國會,美國衛生和人類服務部部長(美國衛生和公眾服務部),和國家在一係列廣泛的問題上影響醫療補助和國家兒童健康保險計劃。“MACPAC全國醫療補助政策的關鍵動力,”布拉德·史密斯說,CareBridge執行主席、前副局長的醫療保險和醫療補助服務中心(CMS)和創新中心主任醫療保險和醫療補助(CMMI)。“我們激動帕蒂是能夠帶她幾十年的經驗來幫助國家醫療補助政策。”MACPAC is a non-partisan legislative branch agency composed of 17 commissioners appointed by the U.S. Comptroller General. MACPAC is responsible for helping inform national Medicaid policy by providing data analysis and policy recommendations on a regular basis to Congress, HHS, CMS, and state Medicaid agencies. "Patti is arguably the nation's leading expert on long-term support services (LTSS) and home and community-based services (HCBS)," said Mike Tudeen, CEO of CareBridge. "Patti's passion and commitment to improving the lives and independence of individuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities is inspiring." Patti has 25 years of Medicaid LTSS and HCBS experience, including serving for over 15 years as the Chief of LTSS for TennCare (Tennessee's Medicaid agency) prior to joining CareBridge. She is a lifelong family caregiver and has served on national LTSS and HCBS quality committees for the National Quality Forum, National Committee on Quality Assurance, Advancing States, and National Academy for State Health Policy. She has overseen the implementation of some of the nation's most forward thinking LTSS and HCBS programs. "It is such an honor to be selected to serve on MACPAC," said Killingsworth. "There is so much opportunity to advance Medicaid policy and programs and to transform its payment and delivery systems to better serve those who rely on its benefits – especially those who need HCBS. Together, we can drive outcomes that really matter to people and improve their experience, while increasing cost-efficiency and Medicaid program sustainability for generations to come." About CareBridge CareBridge is a value-based healthcare company that assists health plans and states in caring for individuals receiving home and community-based services. CareBridge's solutions include 24/7 clinical support, decision support, data aggregation, and electronic visit verification. CareBridge's solutions have been shown to increase independence, improve clinical quality, and reduce emergency room visits, hospitalizations and total costs all while receiving a Net Promoter Score of 84 from patients and families. For more information on CareBridge, please visit www.carebridgehealth.com . SOURCE CareBridge