Policy and Legislation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule this week that would establish conditions of participation for community mental health centers (CMHCs).
Leading GOP candidate and Massachusetts health plan architect Mitt Romney drew attention this week as challenger Tim Pawlenty coined the term "Obamneycare," deriding both Romney's and Obama's healthcare policies. We asked our Facebook and Twitter followers for their reactions.
President Barack Obama requested $54.9 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans' Affairs for fiscal year 2012 and $56.7 billion for fiscal year 2013, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office this week.
Applying the principles of coordinated and integrated care beyond the Medicare market is essential if this country is going to successfully manage healthcare costs.
The American Academy of Family Physicians has long argued for more equity in payments for primary care services, but last week it became more outspoken.
The sacrifices caregivers make to aid their aging parents have a significant impact on their current and future financial stability, says a new study released Tuesday.
After reaching a historic low in April, the Thomson Reuters Consumer Healthcare Sentiment Index found that Americans' confidence in their ability to pay for and access healthcare rose in May. The index rose three points from 95 in April to 98 in May, a statistically significant increase.
Recently, studies and news reports have focused on the acceleration of for-profit hospices and questioned those facilities' marketing practices. In response to these questions, and those raised by its members, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), a nonprofit member group, released marketing ethics guidelines for hospice and palliative care organizations yesterday.
The past week’s appellate court hearing in Atlanta on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, one of a series along the inevitable road to the Supreme Court, showed that the opposing legal arguments are beginning to be firmly established—with each seeming to confuse the purchase of health insurance with the purchase of health care.
The National Quality Forum Board has approved for endorsement a list of 29 serious reportable events in healthcare. Of the events submitted, 25 were updated from their earlier endorsement in 2006, and 4 new events were added to the list.