Policy and Legislation

Facing a $170 million budget shortfall, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and other lawmakers are floating a raft of ideas to save money, including an increase in the state hospital tax, Medicaid funding cuts, limits on hospital tax credits and a new way for municipalities to tax hospital property.

Issue raises concerns about how well the insurance marketplaces can handle the flux.

The agency is also briefly delaying enforcement of the 'two midnight rule' until Senators have a chance to vote on the bill.

Uncertainty created by allowing the providers to go to court on reimbursement rates rather than petition the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services would have been enough for states to block Medicaid expansion.

Cost of free care provided to patients who can't afford to pay slides to $101 million in 2014 compared with $171 million in 2013.

Transparency mandates make it tricky for health systems, as a procedure’s cost and what patients pay is very different.

Glenn Haggstrom presided over a medical center project in Aurora, Colorado that ballooned from an expected $328 million to more than $1.7 billion.

Stiffer penalties for not having coverage and redoubled efforts to reach out and educate people about the health law and their obligations may be keys to increasing enrollment for people in these income groups.

After holding an overnight vote-a-rama session well into Friday morning, the U.S. Senate decided to delay voting on the sustainable growth rate repeal until after its recess.

Thursday's vote came after a two-hour debate Thursday morning, with 212 Republicans and 180 Democrats voting in favor.