XLHealth Issues and Advocacy

XLHealth is committed to advocating in support of policies and issues that seek to reduce costs and improve the quality of care for the underserved and those with chronic illness.

Issue Spotlight: Medicare Reform

Position Statement on Medicare Reform
In considering the impending Medicare solvency crisis, and specifically, spending associated with chronically ill beneficiaries, action must be taken to improve the manner in which the Medicare system supports beneficiaries with chronic illnesses.

Chronic Care Management in Managed Care: Evidence of Effectiveness
Significant evidence points to the power of managed care organizations’ use of chronic care management as a strategy to reduce costs and improve quality.

Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans: A Valuable Option for Medicare’s Most Costly
Chronic Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs) are uniquely dedicated to supporting Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, operating at the center of key Medicare reform issues and innovations.

A Contrast in Beneficiary Experience: Supporting Chronically Ill Beneficiaries
Chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare “coordinated care plans” have significant transitional and follow-up support compared with their likely experience under FFS Medicare.

Featured XLHealth Issues Coverage

Medicare’s low-hanging fruit (The Hill, June 2011)

ACO’s have potential; we’ve proved it (Modern Healthcare, May 2011)

Integration with long-term care is seen as key for SNP’s future (Medicare Advantage News, December, 2010)

Medicare cuts spur small insurers to seek new markets (Baltimore Business Journal, June 2010)

It takes a village to care for our elders (The Southside Reporter, June 2011)

Special Needs Plan program offers coordinated care solution for seniors with chronic illnesses (Moultrie News, April 2010)

Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans offer streamlined care for seniors (Aging News Alert, March 2010)

Addressing S.C.’s ‘chronic curve’ (The State, December 2009)

Chronic Care has major impact (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 2009)

Prescription for Growth (Baltimore Business Journal, November 2009)

Mr. President, Use the Scalpel (HealthLeaders, March 2009)