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Policy and Legislation

By Susan Morse | 10:36 am | December 09, 2016
Essential to keeping health insurance affordable and markets stable is keeping federal funding for both individuals and insurers.
By Susan Morse | 04:25 pm | December 08, 2016
One model will test whether a four-step process to integrate shared decision-making into routine clinical practice lowers cost while improving quality.
By Kaiser Health News | 03:45 pm | December 08, 2016
Sierra Club California considers working with health care advocates to prevent the rollback of the Affordable Care Act.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:18 am | December 08, 2016
The bill earmarks $1.8 billion for Vice President Joe Biden's "cancer moonshot."
By Susan Morse | 11:51 am | December 07, 2016
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.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:44 am | December 07, 2016
A successful shift from volume to value requires a close link between the federal government and the private sector.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:14 pm | December 06, 2016
A slight minority, 48 percent, anticipate a positive financial impact on their practice.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:17 pm | December 06, 2016
The findings were consistent with a September report by the Congressional Budget Office which indicated many hospitals would be underwater.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:43 am | December 06, 2016
HIMSS senior director of state and federal affairs expects the administration will focus on two areas: reimbursement models and benefit design.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:15 am | December 06, 2016
As consumers shop for insurance during the open enrollment period, many of the directories are outdated or incomplete.