Blog Posts in 2024

By CATHY DYSON THE FREE LANCE–STA R At the time of year when those 65 and older ponder changes to their Medicare coverage, Mary Washington Healthcare is making its first foray into the insurance business. The company unveiled a ...

There are 559 Medicare ACOs across the U.S., according to the National Association of ACOs. Around 12.3 million Medicare beneficiaries — 20 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries — participate in an ACO, and hundreds of other ...

The CMS achieved savings from the Medicare Shared Savings Program last year, marking the second year in a row the agency turned a profit from the program. About 66% of the 548 Medicare accountable organizations produced a total of $1.7 ...

Greetings and Happy Autumn to all in the Alliance. I hope that you have had a happy, healthy and productive summer. Although the summer typically has been a slower pace with a brief respite from our monthly board meetings and a general ...

October 1, 2019, marks the beginning of a new era for Mary Washington Healthcare and the Mary Washington Health Alliance. For on this day, we will begin marketing our own health plan: Mary Washington Medicare Advantage (MWMA). This is an ...

Message from Gregory Szlyk, MD; Chair, IT Committee As the MWMD Alliance evolves we continue to look for ways we can deliver high quality patient care in the most efficient manner. We all strive, as individual practices, to deliver the best ...

All Alliance Business Leaders and Billing staff are invited to join us on Wednesday, October 2nd from 3:00-4:30 pm in the Fick Center Auditorium. Please RSVP to Tiffany Dickinson at (540) 741-3646 or tiffany.dickinson@mwhc.com.

*IMPORTANT* MARY WASHINGTON MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UPDATE Date: September 25, 2019 To: Mary Washington Health Alliance and Mary Washington Medicare Advantage Providers From: Dr. McDermott, President and CEO; Travis Turner, SVP and Chief ...