Under the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office was created to help solve problems of fragmentation – to ensure that beneficiaries receive the highest quality, most coordinated care possible. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made three announcements that will help states improve care and reduce costs for patients eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is continuing to work with a wide variety of public and private partners to improve the care and services patients receive in our health system.

We are proud to announce that we have collaborated with nearly 4,500 organizations, including over 2,000 hospitals that have officially committed to improving patient safety by joining the initiative! In fact, HHS is thrilled to recognize the 100% participation rate by Iowa hospitals to promote innovations to improve hospital care and reduce wasteful spending.