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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

I would add that the enactment (and some would say the design) of the ACA itself spurred payer consolidation. The patient’s clinical experience will be a significant priority in planning the logistics and final outcome of a consolidation plan. Marketers of the new entity will refocus on patient satisfaction.

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The Role of Qualified Medical Interpreters in Achieving Section 1557 Healthcare Compliance

HIT Consultant

Section 1557, known as the “Health Care Rights Law,” is the main nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Qualified medical interpreters are adept at navigating cultural nuances, ensuring that patients’ beliefs and values are integrated into their care plans. Carla Fogaren R.N.,

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally Fixing the ‘Family Glitch’

Kaiser Health News

For the first time, Medicare Advantage plans are poised to enroll more than half of the Medicare population despite allegations that many of the largest insurers are getting billions of dollars in overpayments from the federal government. Democrats were aware of this problem even as they passed the ACA.

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Health Care and the Democratic Debates – Round 2 – Battle Royale for M4All vs Medicare for All Who Want It – What It Means for Industry

Health Populi

Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Senator Harris, too, mentioned government benefits like free college and Medicare for All as her health plan preference. Lester Holt began with Sen. “We don’t have a health care system in the U.S.