Policy and Legislation

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will be meeting in Austin, Texas this week to consider a number of issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One topic will be how the medical loss ratio provisions of the health care reform bill impacts brokers and consumers.

Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi recently interviewed two healthcare reimbursement experts about trends in accounts receivable management in 2011.

Decision could impact costs and quality

Bill passed by Congress awaits agreement on how to pay for it

Experts advise aggressive preparation

Congress has until the end of this year to find a permanent fix

Without question, federal court decisions mean something when it comes to the Affordable Care Act's future. But what, exactly?

Here's the latest reason to be depressed about the state of U.S. healthcare. It appears that the highly qualified Donald Berwick, MD, will not be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General has issued a report indicating more than 90 percent of nursing facilities in the nation has employed at least one person with one criminal conviction.

In a speech to the Nashville Health Care Council, Marilyn Tavenner, principal deputy administrator and COO of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, highlighted programs that provide a "bridge" to full implementation of healthcare reform in 2014.