American Medical Compliance

APRIL 17, 2024

Understanding the ACA The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people.

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ADA ACA Compliance Health Care Reform 52

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Chartis found nine of these to be most important in predicting closure: average age of the plant, case mix index, government control status, percentage capital efficiency, percentage change total revenue, percentage occupancy, percentage outpatient revenue, system affiliation, and state-level Medicaid expansion status.

Hospitals 103

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Health Care Reform 103

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires Medicaid plans to publish and update accurate and searchable provider directories. Both private and public insurance reimbursement rates are not comparable to what mental health providers could make if they charged patients out-of-pocket.

Governance 144

Governance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 144

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It will also be essential to develop strategies to minimize barriers, such as health insurance and access to the health care system. Some states have implemented initiatives to integrate Food is Medicine into Medicaid , which can be valuable to expand access to broader groups of the population.

Health Insurance 230

Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid Health Care Reform 230

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Advanced practice providers are an integral part of the health care community. They provide a substantial amount of care to Medicare and Medicaid patients. The support of their clinical education needs to be equitable and reflect their important role in our health care system.

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Nurses Medicare Medicare Medicaid 274

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage. Unsurprisingly, a lack of health insurance coverage during the pandemic was associated with more deaths; while excess mortality rates varied widely between states , they strongly correlated with uninsurance.

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COVID-19 Public Health ACA Health Insurance 157

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Code § 1396n and apply for § 1115 waivers identified as supportive of substance use prevention or treatment and care transitions for incarcerated persons.

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Governance Public Health Local Policy Medicaid 300

Bill of Health

MARCH 16, 2022

Yet I see clients driven into institutional facilities when the promise of aging in place meets reality: they cannot afford to hire homecare workers, and Medicaid rates are insufficient to attract would-be care workers to demanding and dangerous jobs.

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Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Medicaid 130

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? had adopted value-based care, it wouldn’t matter whether you saw your doctor in the office, online, or in the bleachers of Beaver Stadium. What if the trumpet shall sound?

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COVID-19 Doctors Telemedicine Medicare 99

Bill of Health

JUNE 15, 2023

Merck alleges that the price negotiation program operates as a price control because it effectively requires manufacturers to accept the maximum fair price as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. Merck can avoid price regulation by opting out of Medicare and Medicaid altogether.

Medicare 190

Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 190

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This pervasive structure for public health and health care laws caused problems before the New Roberts Court, but COVID-19 politics highlighted the degree to which state officials are turning away from partnering and toward what I call the “state veto.” It would also offer some defense against clear statement rules on steroids.

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Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 246

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

See e.g., California’s 1115 waiver (pages 1-9 have an overview of prerelease services). “If… w e can reform jails and prisons from places of withdrawal and abstinence to treatment and recovery, we need to better connect their populations with the outside world.

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Governance Public Health Telemedicine Medicaid 167

Kaiser Health News

MARCH 3, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said in an interview about the overhaul Biden promised during his State of the Union address. “Medicare is going to set higher standards for nursing homes and make sure your loved ones get the care they deserve and that they expect,” Biden said. ” In the U.S.,

Nursing Homes 82

Nursing Homes Nurses Medicare Medicare 82

Bill of Health

MAY 12, 2023

No state Medicaid program covers IVF. Working the infertility shift may reduce IVF’s financial risk but increases health risks. Individual-market plans sold on the exchanges in those 15 states that have infertility benefit mandates will have some coverage; the rest may not.

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ACA Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance 241

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

Two of President Clinton´s key campaign pledges were health care reform and universal health care for all Americans; and, as soon as he took office, President Clinton established a top-level task force to deliver on his pledge. How HIPAA Kickstarted the Momentum.

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HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Health Care Reform 123

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

National health spending in the U.S. every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs.

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Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 91

Kaiser Health News

JULY 20, 2023

The Narsh case is “the perfect storm of every problem in our health care system,” said Saini, who at the request of KFF Health News reviewed the payment demand letters the family received. The Narsh family had Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance at the time of Mason’s hospitalizations.

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Hospitals Medical Billing Health Care Reform Health Insurance 55

Kaiser Health News

JUNE 6, 2022

A spokesperson for Seattle Children’s Hospital indicated officials there would work with the Espinosas to care for Julia if there is a lapse in her insurance, though her place in line on the transplant lists might have to be put on hold, leaving Espinosa to scramble for backup options like Medicaid.

Health Insurance 73

Health Insurance Doctors Governance Licensing 73

Kaiser Health News

JUNE 6, 2022

Un vocero del Seattle Children’s Hospital informó que trabajarían con los Espinosa para cuidar a Julia si su seguro vence, aunque es posible que su lugar en la lista de trasplantes deba suspenderse, lo que dejaría a Espinosa ante opciones como Medicaid.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Health Care Reform 52

Hall Render

MARCH 24, 2023

Maryland’s Department of Health campaign for Medicaid redeterminations Could a new model of education ease the nursing shortage? hospitals spent $1.5B on temporary labor in 2022 Mass.

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Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Hospitals 40

Hall Render

MARCH 29, 2024

James Hospital president NEBRASKA Hospital Medicaid funding bill passes on final reading How Nebraska Medicine used AI to reduce first-year nurse turnover by nearly 50% State auditor exposes questionable handling by DHHS of tens of millions of federal dollars Bill passed to bring in more than $1.4 Here’s how S.C.

Nursing Homes 40

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

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

That approach successfully transformed public and private health care — albeit not without challenges for coordination and political resistance — through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This was accomplished by the U.S.

Public Health 176

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 176

Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2021

voters support efforts to expand government subsidies for people to buy health insurance as well as for U.S. State Governors to expand Medicaid. See in this last bar chart that one-half of Republicans supports both financial help for people buying into health plans as well as Medicaid expansion to cover more low-income adults.

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COVID-19 Health Insurance ACA Medicaid 112

Bill of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

Although three in four doctors support scrapping state medical boards in favor of a single federal license, such sweeping reform is likely far off. By Timothy Bonis. It is not just state boards’ political obstructionism standing in the way.

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Licensing Telemedicine Governance Federal Policy 130

Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

But it can also include underpayments from public health plans, as well as the costs of training medical professionals and doing research. Hospitals also claim as community benefits the difference between what it costs to provide a service and what Medicaid pays them, known as the Medicaid shortfall.

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Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Medical Billing 66

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In March 2020 , Congress expanded unemployment benefits at unprecedented levels, subsidized businesses, guaranteed paid sick leave for many workers, and broadened Medicaid eligibility. A collective policy response complemented this rhetorical and ideological framing.

COVID-19 354

COVID-19 Public Health Federal Policy Medicaid 354

Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

California health officials working to address “Long COVID” Pandemic awakens need for at-home hospital care. State health care reform efforts vary, but gaining momentum overall. Trinity Health says it will reach gender parity in leadership roles by 2030.

COVID-19 40

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

Health Populi

JULY 31, 2019

The most favored public plan is Medicare, beloved by 83% of Americans, where Medicaid is favored by 75% of people. Note that most Republicans have favorable views on Medicare, employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid and private health insurance purchased by individuals.

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ACA Health Care Reform Health Insurance Medicare 56

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Lowering the costs of care, ensuring the integrity of Medicare benefits, ensuring that low-income people don’t lose Medicaid coverage, and lowering prescription drug prices gain majority support across all health care voters who say health care is extremely important in the choice for members of Congress this year.

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Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance ACA 76

Health Populi

MAY 3, 2019

.” I note that, by the time Americans voted in the 2018 mid-term elections, it was no surprise that lower-income Americans were highly concerned about paying higher premiums, most people earning over $75,000 a year were also very worried about covering the costs of health insurance. health care system , Gallup learned.

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ACA Doctors Health Care Reform Health Insurance 72

Kaiser Health News

JULY 24, 2023

More than 16 million people enrolled in their own plans this year, and millions more are getting coverage through expanded Medicaid in all but 10 states, leading to an all-time-low uninsured rate. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, who worked on the original ACA legislation.

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