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Federally Qualified Health Center contract awarded to Arbor Research
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Arbor Research a contract to develop a Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). Dr. Marc Turenne is the Project Director and Dr. Sylvia Ramirez serves as the lead Clinical Investigator.

FQHCs are an important and growing source of primary health care for underserved populations. The recent health care reform is likely to rapidly expand their role as primary care providers, as additional federal funding is allocated to FQHCs.

As the contractor, Arbor Research, in collaboration with the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will conduct research that informs the design of a Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) that both creates stronger incentives for efficiency over the current payment system, and establishes more appropriate payments based on the level of care individual patients require during their visits to a health center. In addition to supporting the development of all of the major features of this new Medicare payment system, key tasks for this project are to assist CMS in rule making activities in the development of the payment regulations and materials describing the new payment policy that will be published by CMS in 2013. Arbor Research will also update and maintain the payment system over time.

Arbor Research’s work for CMS on this new payment system represents an exciting development of the organization’s growth into other health services research areas that promote improvements in the quality and efficiency of patient care.

Inquiries to:
Katherine Pearson
Communications Coordinator
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
(734) 369-9639
communications@ArborResearch.org

 
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