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“Health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary injustices, and social determinants of health — and to eliminate disparities in health and health care.”  The definition of health equity...

Medicare Parts C and D data validation for 2024 may seem far off in the future—it’s not even 2025 yet! However, it will come sooner than expected, and it’s important to be ready rather than getting caught off guard. MetaStar offers top-notch audits and superior support during all phases of data validation. MetaStar’s exceptional net...

Last month, this blog discussed the managed care organization (MCO) scorecards created with review data collected by MetaStar. These scorecards enable enrollees in Wisconsin’s Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs to easily compare MCOs and select one that has been fairly and impartially reviewed. There is another program that falls under Medicaid HCBS in Wisconsin:...

“Do not regret growing older,” said Mark Twain. “It is a privilege denied to many.” While we’re not entirely sure Mark Twain is the author of this adage, the truth in the statement still rings clear: aging is not a disease to be fought, but a stage of life to appreciate and possibly even enjoy....

May is the American Stroke Association’s (ASA) American Stroke Month. Often unrecognized and untreated, strokes can have devastating consequences: Each year, nearly 800,000 stroke patients join the 9.4 million adults (20 years old or older) in the United States who have had a stroke and are living with its effects. Of those 800,000 patients, over...