Videos
Michael D. Miller, MD, owner of HealthPolCom Consulting, speaks with George Jones, CEO of Bread for the City, about health reform and access to care for Washington, D.C.'s low-income population.
William G. Sutton, CAE, President and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), presents the Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2013. ELFA represents the $725 billion equipment finance sector and current trends indicate that economic conditions and fiscal policies will impact equipment investment decisions for many businesses.
A study recently released by insurance specialist firm The Hartford reveals that small businesses continue to succeed despite challenging economic conditions. In this video, Ray Sprague, senior vice president for The Hartford's small commercial insurance segment, shares key takeaways from the study and discusses strategies that small medical practices can implement to protect their business.
Leaders of Maine's NovaHealth, an independent physician association, talk to Healthcare Finance News about the keys to their successful collaborative care pilot with Aetna, stressing the importance of technology and developing a trusting relationship.
Three years after launching a 750-patient Medicare Advantage collaborative care pilot, Portland, Maine-based independent physician practice NovaHealth and insurer Aetna have shown concrete results in improving care quality and reducing costs. Technology and provider-payer cooperation played a large part in the program's success.
Dan Walsh and James Allen, healthcare experts with New York-based PA Consulting Group, provide their views on the implications of the ACA on healthcare reform in general and also, specifically, the implications for payers, state governments and the pharmaceutical industry.
As the 2012 Republican Caucus got under way in Portland, Maine, participants expressed their views on issues surrounding healthcare reform. Although each candidate drew in their own fair share of attention, Ron Paul supporters seemed to rally the most energy at the event.
Mike Donahue, vice president of physician practices at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, spoke with associate editor Chelsey Ledue about the steps that EMMC is taking toward functioning as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO).
Pedro do la Torre explains why the Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act was packaged with healthcare reform legislation in this video from the Center for American Progress' YouTube channel.
In this video from the White House, President Barack Obama gives a demonstration of the new HealthCare.gov website, intended to help U.S. citizens find information about their own coverage options, rights and benefits.