Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Participating Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG)-Stroke hospitals track EBG data to improve outcomes. Payer sources were identified as: self-pay, Medicaid, Medicare, and Private/HMO. Differences in compliance rates were 10% for Medicare, 13.5% Medicaid, and 15.3% Findings: In the specified timeframe, 11.7%

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Stroke Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Implantable vagus nerve stimulation, paired with high-dose occupational therapy, has been shown to be effective in improving upper limb function among patients with stroke and received regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:It is well documented that rehabilitation post-stroke is associated with better functional outcomes, however, in the United States access to post-acute care rehabilitation is becoming increasingly limited.

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GEMMS

APRIL 8, 2024

Established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) , the MIPS Program is pivotal in determining Medicare payment adjustments for healthcare practices. What is MIPS?

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Cardiovascular medications frequently lead this category, often contributing to adverse clinical outcomes, including emergency department visits and hospitalizations. In recent years, numerous health care challenges have been tackled, some making headlines, while others quietly escalate under the radar – like polypharmacy.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors only explain a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. The primary outcome measure was ambulatory status at discharge, defined as ability to ambulate with or without the assistance of a device or person. 0.96],p=0.001).Patients 1.18];P=0.001).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Stroke is a leading cause of chronic disability, with neuropsychiatric presentations being increasingly recognized as complications that hinder rehabilitation and patient outcomes. while patients with medicare/medicaid were more likely to have anxiety (OR=2.9, 95%CI (0.2,0.9). 95%CI (0.4,0.9) 95% CI (1.1,7.7)

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Large vessel occlusion (LVO), a quarter of ischemic strokes, portends poor outcomes. They were more likely insured by Medicare, less by Medicaid, and less likely baseline ambulatory, have a Bachelor’s degree, or own a home, with lower median income. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP15-ATMP15, February 1, 2024.

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The Beat Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Programs receive a set amount monthly from Medicare and Medicaid to provide nearly everything for people over 55 whose needs qualify them for a nursing home but who don’t want to enter one. The complexity that each plan faces to ensure their participants receive high quality specialty care is just too much.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Removing these barriers would allow surgeons, physicians, hospitals, health systems, and others to conduct longitudinal analyses and gain new insights into long-term outcomes for patients undergoing procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)—the most common operation performed by cardiac surgeons.

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GEMMS

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, CMS released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, ushering in key policy changes for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The 2024 payment adjustment is important to compensation for Medicaid services provided. Be sure to check your qualifying status using the QPP Participation Status Tool.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Utilization trends were stratified by region, urbanicity, distressed communities index, community versus academic center, Medicare versus dual enrollment status, indication, urgency, and presence of dissection with malperfusion.

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DAIC

MARCH 13, 2024

CMS has reviewed the CardiAMP Heart Failure II Trial and approved the investigational product, related and routine items and services for purposes of Medicare coverage. Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 03/13/2024 - 16:49 March 13, 2024 — BioCardia, Inc. , Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 03/13/2024 - 16:49 March 13, 2024 — BioCardia, Inc. ,

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Disparities in outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke have been associated with insurance coverage. However, there are few studies investigating the impact of insurance status on outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).Methods:We Table 1 illustrates demographics by insurance status. 2.03, p=0.022, Figure 1).

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DAIC

JULY 25, 2024

The CardiAMP clinical development for heart failure is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and is reimbursed by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both treatment and control procedures. CAUTION - Limited by United States law to investigational use.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

We longitudinally followed the patients by linking the registry data to the Center for Medicare&Medicaid Service (CMS) claims data.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

In spite of these advances, stroke outcomes continue to be reliant on factors only attributable to the patient. Patients using Medicare/Medicaid are more likely to have at least 1 SDOH compared to those with private insurance (2.19, 1.26-3.82, 3.06, p<0.04). 3.82, p<0.01).

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite improvements with current medications and devices, heart failure remains at epidemic proportions and we now have an exciting opportunity for a therapy to improve important, objective outcomes, such as mortality and hospital re-admissions rates. “We The CardiAMP HF II trial is expected to similarly secure CMS reimbursement.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Timely administration of thrombolytic therapy remains the cornerstone of ischemic stroke management and is associated with better functional outcomes. p < 0.0001), and those with Medicare/Medicaid have a decrease in time of 1291.83min (1652.1-931.5, p > 0.0004).Conclusion:Review

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

MARCH 5, 2024

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. 0.68]) versus White race, and Medicaid eligibility (aOR, 0.61 [95% CI, 0.58–0.64]) Old age (ie, >85 versus 65–75 years; aOR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.80–0.88]), 0.88]), female sex (aOR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.71–0.76]), 0.76]), Black race (aOR, 0.63 [95% CI, 0.58–0.68])

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date Jacob Raphael Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024 Joseph Sabik Multi-Arterial versus Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten Year Follow-up of One Million (..)

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Program Designations Access and Publications (A&P) 1 Participant User File (PUF) 2 Task Force on Funded Research (TFR) 3 Special Projects 4 Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date William Keeling 2 National Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery October 2023 Jake (..)

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We examined the demographic and clinical correlates of EVT use in CVT and assessed its impact on patient outcomes utilizing a national database.MethodsWe identified CVT cases from 2015 to 2020 in the National Inpatient Sample, with EVT as the primary exposure. Individuals with Medicare (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.26‐0.59, p<0.001).ConclusionWe

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DAIC

JANUARY 13, 2025

Additionally, the company announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted Category B approval for the investigational device exemption (IDE) study, ensuring Medicare coverage for the device, related and routine items, and services for the ELITE-BTK trial. Secemsky, M.D.,

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DAIC

JANUARY 27, 2025

13, 2025 Medtronic recentlyannounced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is opening a national coverage analysis (NCA) on renal denervation, a process that will allow the agency to review and develop a national Medicare coverage policy for renal denervation procedures for patients with hypertension.

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The Beat Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

Elliott Fisher during a 2006 public meeting with the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC). Then, six years later in 2012, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) authorized the use of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to improve the safety and quality of care and reduce health care costs in Medicare.

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