Mary Mosquera
Candidates' views on healthcare reform will matter to Iowa voters but won't be the deciding factor, says Dr. Peter Damiano, director of the University of Iowa Public Policy Center in Iowa City. In this Q&A, Damiano shares his thoughts on the upcoming vote.
The Affordable Care Act gets its day in the Supreme Court, which will consider challenges to required insurance and expanded state Medicaid coverage.
HHS said its approach is designed to make sure that consumers have quality and affordable coverage starting in 2014.
More than half of states now are creating exchanges, and 13 have shown significant progress, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
XLHealth specializes in Medicare Advantage plans for seniors with chronic illnesses and those who are also eligible for Medicaid.
Small business owners can find and compare health insurance plan choices with a new tool provided by the Health and Human Services Department.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched the Health Care Innovation Challenge, which will award $1 billion in grants in March to test inventive and compelling methods to deliver high quality medical care at lower costs to individuals enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
CMS will analyze enrollment and medical claims to keep bad actors out of Medicare, share information with Medicaid and thwart fraudulent payment.
Federal bundled payments efforts promise providers a share in savings for improved quality and lower costs, but it will likely take the squeeze in fee-for-service Medicare payments to drive many providers to participate.
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) enables frail Medicare beneficiaries still in their homes to access medical and social services in the community.