Policy and Legislation
In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid last week, 18 Democratic senators and senators-elect requested a delay in the medical device tax, a 2.3 percent tax that is slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2013 as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and other CMS officials announced on Monday that states which embark on a partial expansion of their Medicaid systems would not qualify for the full 100 percent funding under the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion provision.
An annual list of issues facing physicians doesn't offer any surprises. The Physicians Foundation released today its Physicians Watch List, five issues the nonprofit organization has identified as likely to have the most impact on doctors in 2013.
Phil Kalin, CEO of Colorado’s Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) has been out in the community talking about Obamacare.
Saying the federal government hasn't done enough to provide concrete parameters for establishing health insurance exchange, Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed state legislation that would have created a state-run HIX in New Jersey.
On December 13, 2012, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled “State of Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges and Medicaid Expansion."
A new study reveals that financial risk plays a role in underuse of hospice care in the United States.
Employee wellness plans can be great cost savers for both health insurance companies and employers in the long run, but with new proposed rules and regulations around wellness plans set to begin on Jan. 1, 2014, employers and insurers are going to have to be careful about following more legal requirements.
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that False Claims Act recoveries in 2012 set records, including for healthcare recoveries, which topped $3 billion.
As more healthcare organizations plan to begin their transition to accountable care, it has become clear that there are a variety of factors that influence where they are ready for these changes.