Policy and Legislation
Proposal brings falling payments for insurers, potentially disruptive options for health systems.
Department of Health and Human Services says plans lacking substantial coverage of hospital and physician services don't qualify as "minimum value" coverage.
Insurers with Medicare Advantage health plans are facing more public and government scrutiny over just how sick their senior members really are.
HIMSS task force leader says healthcare providers should use the time ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline wisely … or else.
An estimated $22 billion in healthcare spending would be lost due to those losing coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report by the Urban Institute of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Slow response to "balance billing" problem stinging for consumers blindsided by out-of-network charges.
"The Affordable Care Act is working ... it's working a little bit better than we anticipated," President Obama said.
Hospitals also saw a 55 percent reduction in uncompensated care visits in the first three quarters of 2014.
Nearly 30 percent who answered our poll said they'd support another delay.
The reason costs add up for these procedures could have more to do with doctors than patients, JAMA report finds.