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Policy and Legislation

By Susan Morse | 05:17 pm | May 07, 2018
Recent survey shows 71 percent of ACOs would likely leave Medicare Shared Savings Program if required to move to a two-sided model.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:33 pm | May 07, 2018
Cuts could destabilize current specialty care referral networks serving children in need of specialized care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:37 pm | May 04, 2018
Reductions in uninsured rates ranged from -14.3 percent in the Guamanian or Chamorro subgroup to -4.1 percent in the Japanese subgroup.
By Susan Morse | 04:42 pm | May 03, 2018
Both states are struggling over whether or not to broaden Medicaid programs to insure more citizens.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:59 pm | May 02, 2018
U.S. investments in global health research and development from 2007 to 2015 not only created jobs but injected millions into local economies.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:08 pm | May 02, 2018
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price's statements and new research from the Commonwealth Fund suggest that the ACA provision brought more young people into the insurance pool and repealing it will trigger price increases.
By Susan Morse | 04:41 pm | May 01, 2018
The Congressional Budget Office has projected that repeal would increase premiums by 10 percent.
By Susan Morse | 01:10 pm | April 30, 2018
Rule eases regulatory burden estimated to cost providers $39 billion a year and the time of 59 full-time equivalent employees.
By Susan Morse | 02:10 pm | April 27, 2018
The data provides detailed information about services to beneficiaries enrolled in a MA managed plan.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:07 pm | April 26, 2018
American Hospital Association says that telehealth and connectivity are in jeopardy due to big cuts to rural healthcare.