Kaiser Health News

APRIL 7, 2022

Among the takeaways from this week’s episode: The Biden administration’s proposal to fix the “family glitch” in the Affordable Care Act addresses a problem that Democrats and ACA advocates have complained about for years. To hear all our podcasts, click here. And subscribe to KHN’s What the Health?

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ACA COVID-19 Governance Doctors 64

MedTrainer

MARCH 28, 2024

Here are key dates in compliance history: 1965 – Medicare and Medicaid 1996 – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 2009 – Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act 2010 – Affordable Care Act (ACA) 2015 – Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) 2023 – OIG Issues update – (..)

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Health Populi

JANUARY 9, 2020

For overall healthcare reform, the plurality of Americans prefer improving the current system (that is, building on the Affordable Care Act) versus repealing and replacing the ACA or adopting a Medicare for All plan.

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ACA FDA Public Health Medicare 73

Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

These services are enumerated in Section 2713 in the ACA , prompting Dr. Kavita Patel to assert in the first panel of the day that, “2713 is my favorite number.” Some of the most important areas of the Center’s impact include initiatives addressing low-value care, waste in U.S.

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

ACA 60

ACA Telemedicine Hospitals 60

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

ACA 60

ACA Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors 60

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

ACA 60

ACA Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors 60

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

ACA 60

ACA Telemedicine Hospitals 60

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

ACA 60

ACA Telemedicine Hospitals 60

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

ACA 60

ACA Telemedicine Hospitals 60

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. “Burn the boats.”

ACA 60

ACA Telemedicine Hospitals 60

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

John Moore is the founder of Chilmark Research, a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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ACA Telemedicine Hospitals 60

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Some consumers’ lacking or losing health insurance as ACA coverage eroded in the past two years, resulting in these patients having to self-insure and price-shop for health care services (see my post on the Gallup Poll here on Health Populi).

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2023

Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, ACA/Exchange) that share in our mission. We’re honored to work with leading companies across the healthcare system, including health plans and fully capitated healthcare providers across multiple lines of business (i.e.

Health Outcomes 97

Health Outcomes Hospitals ACA Doctors 97

Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2020

political/election outcomes that could result in a significantly different payor mix: the major aspect of which will be whether Medicaid will grow as part of a bolstered ACA under a Biden administration, or whether a repealed ACA would diminish the role of Medicaid and underpin a bigger self-pay market.

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COVID-19 ACA Public Health Doctors 127

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Cigna’s efforts to bring virtual care to its clients and customers included: Working with telemedicine technology vendor MDLive to provide on-demand 24/7/365 access to a national network of licensed, board-certified, U.S.-based Cigna wanted to make it easy for patients to access affordable, high-quality, virtual care services.

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Telemedicine ACA Licensing Doctors 131

Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2021

A major side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 was its impact on the national U.S. economy, jobs, and peoples’ household finances — in particular, medical spending.

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Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2021

A major side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 was its impact on the national U.S. economy, jobs, and peoples’ household finances — in particular, medical spending.

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COVID-19 Health Insurance Patient Advocacy Public Health 71

Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Louis-based health system to form Michigan joint venture Mercy opens ‘high-tech’ multispecialty center, ASC in St. finds new C-suite exec at a subsidiary MONTANA COVID Map Shows Five States With ‘Substantial Increase’ in Hospital Admissions St.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Florida’s ACA enrollment is tops nationally, but Medicaid expansion questions remain. Georgia nurse practitioner convicted of health care fraud in complex telemedicine fraud scheme. Three-quarters of Virginia health care providers using telemedicine. Florida House passes bill to make nursing homes more financially transparent.

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COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses 40

Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise (..)

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

JUNE 16, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy Bill for Rural Hospital Cyber Skills Passes Senate Committee Chemotherapy shortages push cancer centers toward crisis CMS estimates national spending on hospital care grew just 0.8%

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In 2020, KFF found that 89% of large companies offered a telemedicine benefit, compared with 82% in 2019 and 74% in 2018. Workers receiving health insurance through their jobs have seen their portfolio of benefits changing over the years.

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Health Insurance COVID-19 Telemedicine Public Health 173

Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Seven-in-ten women also agree that the U.S. needs a “new national strategy” to deal with COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Health Insurance Prescription Drug Pricing ACA 105