Policy and Legislation
The recent New England Journal of Medicine article, “The ACO Model—A Three-Year Financial Loss?” by Trent T. Haywood and Keith C. Kosel, provides a financial analysis of the Physician Group Practice (PGP) Demonstration that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted from 2005 to 2010.
Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for healthcare dropped to a historic low in April, according to Thomson Reuters.
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation on a House Republican proposal to convert Medicaid funding to block grants indicates it could force as many as 44 million people out of the program over the next 10 years.
A U.S. federal appeals court in Virginia heard arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
A Republican-sponsored bill aimed at overhauling Maine's health insurance regulations is facing strong partisan opposition, with critics contending it will make insurance unaffordable for those living in rural areas.
Allscripts and Humedica have announced their collaboration on a next-generation, cloud-based clinical informatics platform designed to assist physicians and hospitals as they adapt to value-based reimbursement.
One of the hallmarks of Obama's healthcare reform was ensuring that people with pre-existing conditions would not be denied health insurance. The clause went into effect in September 2010.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s controversial plan to privatize Florida’s Medicaid and CHIP programs covering 2.9 million people continued to move through the Florida legislature last month, though a May 6 end to the current session will leave the House and Senate a short window to reconcile the two versions of the bill.
Consumer Watchdog, a non-partisan consumer advocacy group, has called on the administration of President Barack Obama to make health reform waivers "the exception, not the rule."
Is it too early to start thinking about the 2012 elections and potential candidates' takes on healthcare? I don't think so.