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By Chris Anderson | 11:49 am | March 26, 2012
A new Harris Poll released today shows only a narrow gap between those who oppose the two-year-old health law (41 percent) and those who support it (36 percent). A sizable portion of people (23 percent) still are unsure if they support or oppose it, even as large numbers of respondents said they aren't sure what is and isn't in the law.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:16 am | March 26, 2012
The tortuous roots of the individual mandate will be tested this week as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), but it's only one of the pieces the Justices will be hearing about the law.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:04 am | March 26, 2012
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been cracking down recently on Medicare overpayments to hospitals.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:36 am | March 26, 2012
Following decades of public policy work, for the last seven years, economist Karen Davis has led one of the country's most high-profile foundations working to promote a top-notch healthcare system.
By Mary Mosquera | 09:58 am | March 26, 2012
The ruling promises to produce historic change and uncertainty in how healthcare will be delivered and paid for in the future.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:06 pm | March 23, 2012
Campaigning in Louisiana before the primary there, GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney sounded a lot like arch rival Rick Santorum on healthcare.
By Laurie Bennett | 01:10 pm | March 23, 2012
On March 26, the Obama administration's health care reform package goes to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has scheduled an historic three days of arguments. The outcome could have an enormous impact on AHIP and its members.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:32 pm | March 23, 2012
On Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that health insurance premium increases in nine states have been deemed "unreasonable" under the rate review authority granted by the Affordable Care Act.
By Chris Anderson | 12:02 pm | March 23, 2012
With seven Democrats crossing the aisle, the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill to repeal a key component of the Affordable Care Act, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
By Chris Anderson | 11:38 am | March 23, 2012
A federal district court judge on Wednesday dismissed, with prejudice, the lawsuit brought against Community Health Systems (CHS) by Tenet Healthcare last spring, as it sought to fend off CHS' hostile takeover bid.