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Health News From KHN- States Embroiled In Medicaid Expansion Battles Are Running Out Of Time May 23, 2013
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- HHS Report Finds Uptick In Doctors' Use Of Electronic Health Records May 23, 2013
- State Highlights: Conn. Democrats Eye Shifting $400M In Medicaid Money May 23, 2013
- Viewpoints: Sen. Alexander Sees Reflections Of Oliver North In Sebelius' Quest To Raise Funds; Vaccine Scare's Legacy May 23, 2013
- The Hill: Insurers Feel Pressure To Support Enroll America May 23, 2013
- Federal Appellate Court Hears Arguments On Health Law's Birth Control Mandate May 23, 2013
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Tag Archives: PPACA
Day Three – The Wrap Up
Merrill Goozner Posted 3/29/12 on Gooz News This is what conservative justices will do if they strike down or cripple the health-care law … A court that gave us Bush v. Gore and Citizens United will prove conclusively that it sees no limits on … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Health Care Cost, Policy/Law/Regulation, Politics, Reform
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, Individual Mandate, Merrill Goozner, PPACA, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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Health Reform: An Amicus Brief for the Court of Public Opinion
C. Eugene Steuerle Posted 3/23/12 on the The Government We Deserve The Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act at the end of the month. We the public should be appalled. It’s not that each side … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Cost, Policy/Law/Regulation, Politics, Quality, Reform
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, Eugene Steuerle, Politics, PPACA
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ObamaCare and Jobs
Joe Paduda Posted 2/22/12 on Managed Care Matters Will the health reform bill kill jobs? Devastate small businesses? Push us back into recession? According to several organizations and and anti-reform politicians, it’s the worst thing to hit the economy since the Depression. … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Health Care Cost, Politics
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Joe Paduda, National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB, PPACA
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Dismantling the Affordable Care Act: The Obama Supreme Court Argument + 51 Republican Senators
Robert Laszewski Posted 2/9/12 on Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review I have no idea which way the Supreme Court will rule this year on the Affordable Care Act. Let me go out on a limb and predict a 5-4 … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Policy/Law/Regulation, Politics, Reform
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, Bob Las, Health Care Reform Law, Individual Mandate, PPACA
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Romney Jumps on the Waiver Bandwagon–And Creates Even More Uncertainty Over the New Health Care Law
Robert Laszewski Posted 10/26/11 on Health Policy and Marketplace Review Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has pledged to end “Obamacare.” Upon taking office, he would immediately begin the process by granting the states waivers from having to implement it: “I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Market Dynamics, Policy/Law/Regulation, Quality, Reform
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Bob Laszewski, Individual Mandate, Mitt Romney, PPACA
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Quick Medicare Factoids
Joe Paduda First posted 9/08/11 on Managed Care Matters There’s going to be a LOT coming out in the next two months about Medicare, so it may help to know a few things about the program to help put it in context. … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Benefits, Market Dynamics, Medical Management, Physicians, Policy/Law/Regulation, Reform
Tagged Joe Paduda, Medicare, PPACA, SGR
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Another Legal Round – With A Major Mis-Step?
Roger Collier First published 6/13/11 on Health Care Reform Update The past week’s appellate court hearing in Atlanta on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, one of a series along the inevitable road to the Supreme Court, showed that … Continue reading
Why Health Care Reform Is Here To Stay
Joe Paduda First published 6/10/11 on Managed Care Matters It’s pretty simple, really. Once people gain actual real-life experience with a government program, they abandon their fear of the unknown, see its benefits more clearly, and become invested in its … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Innovation, Policy/Law/Regulation, Reform
Tagged ACA, Joe Paduda, PPACA, Reform, Reform Law
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Is the Mandate Penalty a Penalty?
Jim Hufford First published 5/26/11 on Organon Arguments for the constitutionality of the individual mandate as an exercise of the taxing power often start by noting that the penalty is reported on income tax returns, calculated as a percentage of … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Policy/Law/Regulation, Reform
Tagged ACA, Accountable Care Act, Individual Mandate, Jim Hufford, PPACA
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Average Annual Health Costs for a US Family of Four Approach $20,000, With Employees Bearing 40%
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn First published 5/11/11 on Health Populi Health care costs have doubled in less than nine years for the typical American family of four covered by a preferred provider health plan (PPO). In 2011, that health cost is nearly $20,000; … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Benefits, Market Dynamics
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Employers, Health Care Cost, Health Care Cost Crisis, HEALTH CONSUMERS, health economics, HEALTH ENGAGEMENT, Health Plans, HEALTH POLITICS, HEALTH QUALITY, Health Reform, HOSPITAL FINANCE, Insurance, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, MEDICAL HOME, Medicare, PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, PHARMACY, Physicians, PPACA, UNINSURE
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Reform At Year One: The Economist’s View
Roger Collier First published 3/31/11 on Health Reform Update Sometimes, in the middle of a hotly-argued partisan battle, it can make sense to look at the opinions of more distant and possibly more objective observers. When the battle involves American … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Benefits, Policy/Law/Regulation, Quality, Reform
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, Cost, PPACA
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Health Reform’s Next Act: A Focus On Achieving Health Equity
Brian Smedley First published 3/21/11 on Kaiser Health News When President Barack Obama met with the nation’s governors last month and offered to allow states to establish their own plans to reform health care in place of the Patient Protection and … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Innovation, Policy/Law/Regulation, Quality, Reform
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, Brian Smedley, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Inequities, PPACA, Reform
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