04 Apr Health Data News Roundup: IMAT Launches New Value-Based Products and Services; Payers and Value-Based Outcomes; and UnitedHealth Acquisition

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today’s care organizations need to be on the forefront of all news and trends to help ensure that their data analytics efforts deliver accountable and informed care. Each week, we will provide you with the actionable news you need to meet these goals.

IMAT Solutions Launches New Value-Based Products and Services for Payers, States and HIEs
Last week, IMAT announced the launch of our new offering that addresses the collection, aggregation, distribution and reporting of healthcare data for payers, states and HIEs.

CQMC Finds Quality Measurement Gaps, Supports Digital Measures
Members of the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (CQMC), including AHIP, have identified multiple quality measurement gaps and recommended new digital quality measures and health equity quality measures.

How Payers Are Playing a Part in New Value-Based Outcomes Strategies
Value-based healthcare puts the focus on patient outcomes, but payers have a part to play as well, as highlighted in a recent panel at the MedCity News’ INVEST conference.

How Interoperability, HIE Can Boost Equity for Patients with Disabilities
ONC is working to boost health equity for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through various interoperability and health information exchange (HIE) initiatives.

National Healthcare Spending May Grow 5% in the 2020s
CMS has released its projections for national healthcare spending from 2021 to 2030, noting that healthcare as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) will remain comparable to the share in 2020.

State-Based Marketplace Premiums to Increase Without ARPA Expansion
If federal officials do not extend the enhanced premium subsidies under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), state-based marketplace enrollees will face higher premiums and may lose coverage in 2023, according to data from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP).

UnitedHealth to Acquire Home Health Provider LHC Group in $5B Deal
UnitedHealth Group will acquire home healthcare provider LHC Group for $170 per share in cash, or about $5.4 billion, the healthcare giant announced last week.