Policy and Legislation
Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 would seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act and again contains a major overhaul of Medicare via competition and premium support.
As the director of a federal agency for healthcare research and quality, Carolyn Clancy, MD, leads the country in trying to find ways the healthcare system can improve in quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness.
The Supreme Court will likely uphold the health reform law or put it off until after the elections by upholding the Anti-Injunction Act, which is one of the foundations of the lawsuit, according to many industry experts.
With the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) approaching, new data shows that more than 5.1 million seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare saved over $3.2 billion on prescription drugs because of the new healthcare law.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday significantly increased the number of medical records that can be requested by Recovery Audit Contractors from hospitals and other institutional providers.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its latest proposed rule aimed at self-employed religious organizations who object to paying for preventive services and contraceptive coverage for their employers.
CMS released its final rule Friday on Medicaid eligibility. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act widens eligibility for Medicaid to adults with incomes 133 percent of the federal poverty level, or $14,856 for an individual and $30,656 for a family of four.
For the second time, the government has delayed enforcement of HIPAA 5010, CMS said Thursday. The new enforcement date is June 30, 2012.
As part of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services effort to dramatically reduce hospital readmissions by 2013, the agency has announced 23 new organizations that will participate in its Community-based Care Transitions Program (CCTP).
In a panel discussion at the Nashville Health Care Council, one veteran Washington journalist -- along with think-tank analysts and an insurance executive -- predicted that the Supreme Court is likely to uphold all provisions of the Affordable Care Act this spring.