Policy and Legislation
Bill needs at least $359 billion over 10 years, up to $656 billion, according to Urban Institute report.
There could be a slowdown of the momentum created by the ACA towards care coordination and value-based care initiatives, analysts say.
CMS has chosen seven payers in selected regions as partners offering their own payment incentives to primary care practices.
Individual mandate and Medicaid expansion in Obamacare may remain in Senate plan.
New process allows them to start and finish their application through a third-party website managed by direct enrollment partners.
Medicaid expansion was associated with a 4 percentage point increase in operating margins for rural hospitals.
The cost of the Senate Finance Committee bipartisan bill to modernize Medicare would be offset by $455 million in savings.
The Maine pool earned higher marks than most state high-risk pools because it had a key ingredient: enough money.
Study points to decreased funding for Medicaid as underlying reason; More than half of children's hospital's patients are insured by Medicaid.
New plan replaces Affordable Care Act mandate for small business insurance coverage.