Policy and Legislation
The vice presidential debate contained much of the same fact twisting that has sculpted health reform rhetoric on the campaign trail -- the notion that Medicare and Medicaid are teetering on bankruptcy, the voucher plan, the phrase "death panel" and that pesky $716 billion figure.
Beginning in October, more than 4 million businesses will receive 2012 economic census forms representing all U.S. communities and industries. All forms will be delivered by the end of the year and must be returned to the U.S. Census Bureau by Feb. 12, 2013.
The Medicare program could save billions in the next decade if care models are restructured says a newly released analysis commissioned by a nonprofit, national consortium of home healthcare organizations.
Accountable care organizations are complicated, but the ins and outs of the care model have been discussed long enough. Healthcare organizations are now at a point where they have to focus on specific areas of ACOs to reduce cost and benefit patients say two healthcare consultants.
Not surprisingly, only about 10% of firms with fewer than 200 workers take advantage of self-insurance -- and almost no very small groups (fewer than 50 workers) use the product.
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced they will work together to implement the National Diabetes Prevention Program, a program aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes in people identified as having prediabetes.
A new Urban Institute report challenging the notion, and some evidence, that the Affordable Care Act will likely lead to a drop in employer coverage suggests that employer-sponsored health insurance may actually increase under the healthcare law.
On October 10, 2012, CMS will hold a National Provider Call on Medicare Provider Enrollment.
Why does anyone really care about what Mitt Romney says about Medicare?
A new survey of America's physicians doesn't offer any surprises but paints a gloomy picture of the state of mind of the country's physician workforce.