Policy and Legislation

Since our national recession began, the United States has lost more than seven million jobs, more than half of which are permanent. As was noted in the President’s recent State of the Union Address, the U.S. is increasingly falling behind nations like China and India, who are investing in education and industry, and taking good jobs in the process.

A new study by the Rand Corporation indicates people on high-deductible health plans significantly reduce their healthcare spending - but they're also cutting back on preventive care.

In February 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a “Health Indicators Warehouse” web portal with the goal of helping Americans understand and improve the health trends of their communities.

Consumers are spending $363 billion more on healthcare than has been reported in official government accounts, according to a new report by Deloitte. This totals 14.7 percent more, Deloitte's researchers said.

The American National Standards Institute and Shared Assessments Program have helped launch a new program to explore the financial impact of unauthorized access to personal health information.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will be meeting in Austin, Texas this week to consider a number of issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One topic will be how the medical loss ratio provisions of the health care reform bill impacts brokers and consumers.

Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi recently interviewed two healthcare reimbursement experts about trends in accounts receivable management in 2011.

Decision could impact costs and quality

Bill passed by Congress awaits agreement on how to pay for it

Experts advise aggressive preparation