I recently learned that 2023 is the 40-year anniversary of the implementation of the Medicare hospital IPPS. I have been asked to share some reflections on this historic change to […]

The 3M Health Policy Executive webinar series highlights our clients’ efforts to advance care outcomes and equity. In October, we were joined by Teresa Pickering, chief information officer (CIO) of […]

We are excited to welcome our new podcast host Clark Cameron, director of payer commercialization at 3M Health Information Systems. Read more about Clark’s background and expertise, including what topics […]

A recent letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to State Medicaid directors reminded me again of the critical importance of data-driven decision making and outcomes measurement […]

Measuring nursing facility quality has been an important topic since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid programs. While some steps have been taken, much more work is still needed to […]

Can health plan value be distilled down to a single score? Would it reveal anything meaningful and if so, how could that information be used? While working for Texas Medicaid, […]

Explaining what we do for 3M isn’t always easy. Truth is, for most 3Mers, the minute you tell someone that you work for 3M, they ask you if you make […]

Gestalt is defined as: “Something that is made of many parts and yet is somehow more than or different from the combination of its parts.”  Long ago, I remember attempting […]

Some state Medicaid agencies leverage the enrollment process  to drive health plan improvement.  Within states that operate Medicaid managed care, there are typically high percentages of individuals newly enrolled in […]

We’re in somewhat uncharted territory when it comes to measuring health care outcomes. Given the radical shifts in elective procedures, people avoiding care due to COVID-19 exposure concerns, and of […]

During this period of renewed reflection concerning inequality in America, we must admit that our health care system continues to disproportionately fail Black Americans. If you are Black, you are […]

Medicaid budgets are under extraordinary stress with increased enrollment, increased direct and indirect costs and declining state revenues. What can be done to mitigate these budgetary cliffs? Reducing unit prices […]