Policy and Legislation
Containing healthcare costs and improving the quality of care are among the state's top priorities said Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick at the Massachusetts Medical Society's State of the State's Health Care 13th Annual Leadership Forum in Waltham, Mass. on Oct. 18.
It has been nearly 15 years since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) iced a controversial rule requiring home health agencies (HHAs) to obtain surety bonds, but a new report by the Office of Inspector General has raised the issue again.
Massachusetts makes its first real foray into managed care with a demonstration plan focused on dual eligibles from ages 21 to 64. The plan emphasizes patient relationships with independent living support coordinators and community-based organizations.
The vice presidential debate contained much of the same fact twisting that has sculpted health reform rhetoric on the campaign trail -- the notion that Medicare and Medicaid are teetering on bankruptcy, the voucher plan, the phrase "death panel" and that pesky $716 billion figure.
Beginning in October, more than 4 million businesses will receive 2012 economic census forms representing all U.S. communities and industries. All forms will be delivered by the end of the year and must be returned to the U.S. Census Bureau by Feb. 12, 2013.
The Medicare program could save billions in the next decade if care models are restructured says a newly released analysis commissioned by a nonprofit, national consortium of home healthcare organizations.
Accountable care organizations are complicated, but the ins and outs of the care model have been discussed long enough. Healthcare organizations are now at a point where they have to focus on specific areas of ACOs to reduce cost and benefit patients say two healthcare consultants.
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced they will work together to implement the National Diabetes Prevention Program, a program aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes in people identified as having prediabetes.
A new Urban Institute report challenging the notion, and some evidence, that the Affordable Care Act will likely lead to a drop in employer coverage suggests that employer-sponsored health insurance may actually increase under the healthcare law.
A new survey of America's physicians doesn't offer any surprises but paints a gloomy picture of the state of mind of the country's physician workforce.