Reimbursement
Uncertainty in how to pay for programs poses barrier as services provided by home-based palliative care don't fit usual payment model.
Policy has proven to be double-edged sword for ACA's online health exchanges, funneled young, healthy customers away from overall "risk pools."
It will likely also induce insurers to offer much skimpier plans, potentially excluding the gravely ill, putting consumers at greater financial risk.
It turns out many healthcare providers expected, or hoped, that the initiative would be delayed. It's still coming and they need to prepare now.
Nationally, biggest chunk of Medicaid beneficiaries-13.5 million-live in California; state could lose $24 billion in federal funding annually.
Texans on both sides of the political spectrum say the Lone Star State is not going to fare well; state has more uninsured than any other.
There may be as many as 30 Republicans poised to vote down the bill.
A review of more than 200 such communications by ProPublica and its partners found dozens of errors and mischaracterizations.
Tennessee is home to 61 rural hospitals,15 of which are designated critical access facilities, hospital association says.
Archway Health CEO said he doesn't believe the delay means the administration is moving away from value-based reimbursement.