tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 17

Disease Management: Disease Management Demo Projects In Effect

One provider set to sign up 30,000 beneficiaries.If you are a provider frustrated by dealing with tough diseases such as diabetes and advanced-stage heart disease, then a new demonstration project from Medicare may offer the answer. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' new Disease Management Demonstration will aim to develop new methods to work with sicker populations. CMS just announced a three-year contract in Florida with disease management provider LifeMasters, which will enroll up to 30,000 Florida beneficiaries. Under the project guidelines, patients will receive their normal doctors' services along with disease management.Separately...

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