Governor Hassan Announces $1.6 Million Federal Grant to Help NH Improve Health Care

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FULL title: Governor Hassan Announces $1.6 Million Federal Grant to Help NH Improve Health Care Through Innovation

http://nhlabornews.com/2013/02/governor-hassan-announces-1-6-million-federal-grant-to-help-nh-improve-health-care-through-innovation/

By New Hampshire Labor News | February 22, 2013

Governor Hassan Announces $1.6 Million Federal Grant to Help NH Improve Health Care Through Innovation

Funds Will Allow State to Develop Comprehensive Health Innovation Plan

CONCORD – Governor Maggie Hassan announced today that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded up to $1.6 million in federal funds to develop a State Health Care Innovation Plan to improve quality and reduce growth in health care costs through improved coordination. The State Innovation Model grant program, issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and made possible by the Affordable Care Act, will allow New Hampshire to develop a strategy to transform the health care delivery system through multi-payer payment reform and other state initiatives.

“Innovating in health care is critical for reducing the growth in health care costs and improving the quality of care for all of our people,” said Governor Hassan. “New Hampshire has led the way in health care innovation through initiatives like accountable care organizations, and these federal funds will allow us to develop a comprehensive strategy to continue our progress and strengthen our health care system.”


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