Policy and Legislation
It will be up to state officials and Congress to help consumers who can’t afford health insurance if the Supreme Court strikes down health law subsidies for millions of Americans, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Wednesday.
The new policies encourage physicians to give patients greater price transparency on the cost of care, taking into account insurance status.
President highlights success from reforms in speech.
Latest law proposed in the House of Representatives would keep physicians or other healthcare providers from being penalized for coding errors.
Pennsylvania is the first state to have a backup plan to prevent its residents from losing their health insurance subsidies should the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the federal exchange provision in the Affordable Care Act.
Ways & Means Committee members call upon CMS to make public a plan to avoid disruption of payment to providers and physicians after Oct. 1 implementation date for ICD-10.
More than 1.3 million Floridians received an average subsidy of $294 a month in March to reduce their premiums, according to the new data.
CMS said 85 percent of those were receiving a tax credit to help pay for the service, with the average credit being $272 per month. See the full breakdown of the data by state.
The company last year lost thousands of customers to the health law's online exchanges where consumers shop directly for plans and find out if they qualify for subsidies.
Smaller practices that may not have the capital to invest in systems and staff to manage the coding change may seek out mergers, joint ventures or other partnerships.