Maryland is the first state to sign into new federal health care program

Maryland is the first state to sign into new federal health care program Maryland is the first state to sign an agreement with the federal government designed to improve health care and lower costs. AP News

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It builds on Maryland’s Total Cost of Care Model, which sets a per capita limit on Medicare’s total cost of care in Maryland and encompasses the state’s unique all-payer hospital payment system, which reduces per capita hospital expenditures and supports improved health outcomes, as encouraged by the Affordable Care Act.

This new federal framework, known as the AHEAD model, has been designed to deliver high-quality health care through greater coordination, with a focus on health equity and social needs to support underserved patients.

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