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Policy and Legislation

By Susan Morse | 04:52 pm | May 08, 2018
Some entities, such as ACOs, have to create work-arounds because they won't include substance use information due to existing regulations, a witness told the House subcommittee.
By Susan Morse | 01:23 pm | May 08, 2018
Kentucky Indiana and Arkansas have also received ACA waivers for work requirements under policies adopted by the Trump Administration in November.
By Susan Morse | 06:17 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 | 03:33 pm | May 07, 2018
Cuts could destabilize current specialty care referral networks serving children in need of specialized care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:37 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 | 05:42 pm | May 03, 2018
Both states are struggling over whether or not to broaden Medicaid programs to insure more citizens.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:59 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 | 04:08 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 | 05:41 pm | May 01, 2018
The Congressional Budget Office has projected that repeal would increase premiums by 10 percent.
By Susan Morse | 02:10 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.