WASHINGTON , Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company and Institute for Exceptional Care released a report titled, "Coding, Coverage, and Payment to Improve Inclusive Health." The report was resourced by Special Olympics , which has promoted the concept of Inclusive Health , which is guided by principles designed to ensure that people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) have access to, and can fully participate in, their own health care decisions.
The report details challenges clinicians experience in providing high-quality care delivery for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) and potential policy options and solutions designed to improve coding, coverage, and payment for services provided to this population. "Despite clinician knowledge of and work to achieve care models consistent with the principles of Inclusive Health, and some opportunities in coding consistent with those goals, there are also significant barriers. These barriers help to explain the gaps between care and payment available today and the improved state of care delivery possible for the I/DD population," authors note in the report.
The report reflects detailed coding analysis, literature review, and nearly two dozen expert interviews conducted to better understand barriers clinicians face in meeting the needs of people with I/DD. Clinicians in multiple specialties and practices settings, as well as payers, advocates, and g.
