Policy and Legislation
Essential to keeping health insurance affordable and markets stable is keeping federal funding for both individuals and insurers.
One model will test whether a four-step process to integrate shared decision-making into routine clinical practice lowers cost while improving quality.
Sierra Club California considers working with health care advocates to prevent the rollback of the Affordable Care Act.
The bill earmarks $1.8 billion for Vice President Joe Biden's "cancer moonshot."
The court decision puts the case on hold and the question of whether insurers can legally receive federal funding for taking on risk in the ACA marketplace.
A successful shift from volume to value requires a close link between the federal government and the private sector.
A slight minority, 48 percent, anticipate a positive financial impact on their practice.
The findings were consistent with a September report by the Congressional Budget Office which indicated many hospitals would be underwater.
HIMSS senior director of state and federal affairs expects the administration will focus on two areas: reimbursement models and benefit design.
As consumers shop for insurance during the open enrollment period, many of the directories are outdated or incomplete.