tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post5923673263906607127..comments2024-03-25T04:29:48.343-07:00Comments on A Healthy Dialogue: Looking Ahead to a New YearJohn Chessare MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-16653529098669892014-02-11T11:35:16.688-08:002014-02-11T11:35:16.688-08:00Thanks, Anonymous. As we have been doing for some ...Thanks, Anonymous. As we have been doing for some time now, we are meeting with various stakeholders to tell them about the GBMC vision, our quadruple aim, and how this will help our community reduce health insurance costs while improving care. John Chessare MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-79109105305528181222014-02-07T12:39:17.585-08:002014-02-07T12:39:17.585-08:00Dr. Chessare,
You mentioned a business breakfast...Dr. Chessare, <br /><br />You mentioned a business breakfast in March. Any details? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-1366995568055800502014-01-12T15:26:41.816-08:002014-01-12T15:26:41.816-08:00Thanks, Anonymous. There used to be other states t...Thanks, Anonymous. There used to be other states that had Medicare waivers. The others, among them Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey, went back to accepting the federal Medicare pricing and open negotiation of every hospital with every payer. Maryland has decided that we are better off with a commission of community representatives setting prices for individual hospitals and working together to meet the waiver goals so we can benefit from the "extra" Medicare dollars.<br /> <br />JohnJohn Chessare MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-54549110476132852742014-01-10T12:55:16.579-08:002014-01-10T12:55:16.579-08:00Why is Maryland the only state that is reimbursed ...Why is Maryland the only state that is reimbursed this way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-60979275489155473192014-01-09T12:14:45.863-08:002014-01-09T12:14:45.863-08:00Thanks, Anonymous. The State of Maryland, which ha...Thanks, Anonymous. The State of Maryland, which has high healthcare costs compared to most other States, has just completed negotiations on a new waiver with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The new waiver should be announced over the next few days. Once accepted, the new waiver will create new pressure to reduce the rate of increase of hospital spending and ultimately, all healthcare spending. Hospitals will be offered the opportunity to get a guaranteed annual budgeted revenue from the HSCRC, the entity that sets hospital reimbursement, rather than get paid for each individual service and hope for higher rates each year. Some hospitals in the State have been being paid already on a pre-determined budget. Now most of the others will opt for this. Thanks for asking for the clarification. John Chessare MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-17369727336242242362014-01-08T06:00:03.390-08:002014-01-08T06:00:03.390-08:00•We are also excited about completing our negotiat...•We are also excited about completing our negotiations with the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) on their new payment model that will pay us on a global budget<br /><br />Can you explain this in a little more debt please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-51606954943556248922014-01-07T18:14:32.168-08:002014-01-07T18:14:32.168-08:00Thanks, Julie. Unfortunately, the group that we we...Thanks, Julie. Unfortunately, the group that we were working with decided not to join our network. We are going to open an office in Hereford later this year, however. Thanks for your patience.John Chessare MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-44063413350025840002014-01-07T12:18:20.461-08:002014-01-07T12:18:20.461-08:00At the most recent town hall meetings, you mention...At the most recent town hall meetings, you mentioned a possible physician's office in the Shrewsbury area. I was wondering if there had been any further development in that area.Julienoreply@blogger.com