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CMS Makes Medicare, Medicaid Data Easier for Researchers to Access
Researchers who want to study population health using the vast stores of Medicare and Medicaid data will no longer have to order it and wait for the federal government to ship them encrypted data files.
Researchers who want to study population health using the vast stores of Medicare and Medicaid data will no longer have to order it and wait for the federal government to ship them encrypted data files. Rather, they can now access the information virtually, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tuesday.
Moving toward virtually accessible Medicare and Medicaid data is part of the Obama administration’s work to make the health care system more transparent and accountable — and to help meet the pressing challenge of health care delivery system reform, CMS officials said in a news release.
The launch of the CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) took place Oct. 12 at the White House event Data to Knowledge to Action: Building New Partnerships.
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Source: Government Health IT
Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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What the Updated Telephone Consumer Protection Act Rules Mean for Health Care Messaging
April 4th 2025As new Federal Communications Commission rules take effect April 11, 2025, mPulse CEO Bob Farrell explains how health organizations can stay compliant while building patient trust through transparency and personalized engagement.
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