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Health Care Reform
Feds Seek Broad Payment Options for Health Insurance Customers
Proposed menu includes cashier’s checks and prepaid debit cards (June 18)
States Could Lose $8.4 Billion Annually Without Medicaid Expansion, Study Finds
3.6 million people would be left uninsured (June 3)
Obama Administration Issues Final Rules on Employment-Based Wellness Programs
Feds take latest step in implementing health care law (May 29)
Doctors and Hospitals’ Use of Health IT Has Doubled Since 2012
HHS says more than half of U.S. docs adopt electronic health records (May 22)
Another Kink in Health Care Law: How Will the ‘Unbanked’ Buy Insurance?
About 51 million U.S. adults don’t have traditional bank accounts (May 20)
Feds Make It Easier for States to Enroll Poor Under Health Law
About 13 million people expected to be added to Medicaid rosters next year (May 18)
Administration Allocates $1 Billion for ‘Health Care Innovation Awards’
HHS seeks new ideas for improving care and lowering costs (May 15)
Administration Offers Consumers a Look at Hospital Charges
Rates for inpatient services vary widely across the country (May 8)
Report: State Spending Could Have ‘Huge Impact’ on Implementation of Health Care Law
Marketplace enrollment off to rocky start (May 5)
Poll: Much of the Public Still Confused About Affordable Care Act
42% don’t know it’s the law of the land (Apr. 30)
Report: 'Medical Homes' May Be Answer to Overburdened Health Care System
Coordinated care keeps costs down for low-income patients (May 1)
Government Report: Health Care Costs Expected to Erase State, Local Budget Improvements
Effect of Affordable Care Act is uncertain (Apr. 29)
Health Insurance Survey: 84 Million People Were Uninsured or Under-Insured in 2012
Findings have important implications for health care reform (Apr. 26)
HHS Increases Rewards for Reporting Medicare Fraud to Nearly $10 Million
New funds available to expand Senior Medicare Patrol Program (Apr. 24)
Study Finds Recent Slowdown in Health Spending Growth Mostly Tied to Economy
Spending expected to move towards historical levels as economy recovers (Apr. 22)
HHS Seeks $1.5 Billion to Run Health Insurance Exchanges
Most states opt to let federal government shoulder costs (Apr. 10)
Vermont’s Health Care Reform Has Lessons for Other States, Author Says
State-based reforms can be tailored to individual needs (Apr. 4)
Nonpartisan Group Finds Some Health Care Costs May Rise When Affordable Care Act Implemented
Most states could see double-digit increases (Mar. 26)
Government Claims Seniors Saved Over $6 Billion on Prescription Drugs as Result of Health Care Law
Reforms target Medicare ‘donut hole’ (Mar. 21)
Report: Penalties for Non-Emergency Use of ERs Based on Incorrect Assumptions
Using discharge diagnoses to determine validity of ER visits could have serious implications (Mar. 20)
HHS Announces 2013 Agenda for Implementation of Health Information Technology
Agency expects to lower costs and improve quality of care through information exchange (Mar. 6)
National Policies to Reduce Hospital Readmissions Face ‘Uncertain Success’
Authors identify obstacles to progress (Mar. 5)
Report Analyzes Effect of ‘Sequestration’ on Community Health Centers
Nation’s CHCs at risk of losing $120 million in grant funding, reducing visit capacity by 3 million (Mar. 4)
National Commission Calls for End of Fee-for-Service Pay Within 5 Years
Physicians should be paid for quality of care, not just quantity, panel says (Mar. 4)
Medicare Docs Brace for Sequester ‘Hit’
Spending cuts could mean billions of dollars in lost revenues (Feb. 26)
25 States Receive Funds to Test New Medicaid Models
Objective is to lower costs and improve care (Feb. 21)
Insurers React to CMS 2014 Updates for Medicare Health and Drug Plans
Cuts to Medicare Advantage payment rates cause concern (Feb. 19)
Government Report: Big Bucks Recovered in Crackdown on Health Care Fraud
More than $4 billion returned to Medicare and Treasury coffers in 2012 (Feb. 11)
House Bill Seeks to Repeal SGR Formula for Medicare Reimbursement
Legislators want better pay for docs (Feb. 6)
New CMS Rule Aims to Reform Medicare Requirements
Move estimated to save healthcare providers $676 million annually (Feb. 4)
State action needed or federal government will step in (Feb. 1)
Public wants action on federal deficit but resists most cuts, especially to Medicare (Jan. 24)
