United States Department of Health and Human Services

Definition and stakes

United States. Congress Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009…

The demonstration should draw upon promising, innovative models and incentives to reduce behavioral risk factors. The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the Office of Minority Health, the heads of other agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services, and such professional organizations, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, on the design, conduct, and evaluation of the demonstration.
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United States. Congress Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…

Evaluation and Report- The Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report which shall-- (1) assess the clinical effectiveness of pharmacist-provided services under the MTM services program, as compared to usual care, including an evaluation of whether enrollees maintained better health with fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits than similar patients not enrolled in the program; (2) assess changes in overall health care resource use by targeted individuals
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