Policy and Legislation
More than 18.3 million adults aged 50 to 64 are expected to see significant improvement in their health insurance protections as provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are implemented in 2014, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
What a year! How many times have you said that as the current year winds to a close and you continue trying just to catch up (or catch your breath)? 2010 has been "one of those years" for healthcare providers and professionals, and as we reach its end I'd like to share some perspective that will take us into 2011 and some "new beginnings."
A Virginia federal district judge ruled Monday that a provision of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, marking a victory for those who oppose the law.
Physicians' groups are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to pay "long-overdue" 2010 Medicare reimbursements.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said last week that the 10 physician group practices participating in year four of the Medicare pay-for-performance demonstration project recorded estimated savings of $38.7 million in Medicare expenditures.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does a great deal to address insurance industry practices. The new health care reform law, however, has been rightly criticized as failing to directly and forcefully attack rising medical costs, the primary driver of insurance premiums.
An analysis of 2004 national healthcare spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reveals some gender delineations.
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based self-managed, non-traded real estate investment trust, has closed on a $275 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
The fate of a bill that would exempt doctors and other providers from complying with the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule now rests in the hands of President Barack Obama.
Voters would rather see Medicaid spending reduced by better managing pharmacy benefits than cutting benefits for patients or payments to providers, according to a new poll commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association.