Texas’ Changing Relationship To Obamacare
(Source – By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media, via Kaiser Health News) The online federal insurance marketplace opened for business Sunday.
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Author: Gerry Hafer
Even In High-Deductible Plans, Some Service May Be Covered Without Cost To You
(Source – By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) As the open enrollment period for health insurance through the state and federal
Read More2015 PQRS Reporting Measures Series: Measure-Applicability Validation (MAV)
(Source – CMS.gov) Join a Virtual Office Hour Session Focused on 2015 PQRS Reporting Measures Series: Measure-Applicability Validation (MAV) The
Read MoreCMS Finalizes 2016 Medicare Payment Rules for Physicians, Hospitals & Other Providers
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules this week detailing how the agency
Read MoreUpdated FAQs Help Consumers Understand the ACA Marketplaces As Third Open Enrollment Begins
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) Ahead of the third annual Affordable Care Act open enrollment period, the Kaiser Family Foundation
Read MoreIt’s Open Enrollment Time: What To Know About Obamacare Costs
(Source – Kaiser Health News) KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey appeared on PBS NewsHour to talk about the impending open enrollment season
Read MoreA Med School Teaches Science And Data Mining
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News) Medicine, meet Big Data. For generations, physicians have been trained in basic science
Read MoreAlaskans Face Tough Choices Because Of High Insurance Costs
(By – Annie Feidt, Alaska Public Radio Network, Via Kaiser health News, 10/30/2015) Gunnar Ebbesson is used to paying a
Read More“Cadillac tax” truce coming to an end…
Action will be heating up starting this week in Washington on the ACA’s “Cadillac tax” provision–the 40 percent excise tax
Read MoreReimbursement for End of Life Counseling to begin 1/1/2016
Dr. Patrick Conway, Medicare’s chief medical officer, announced recently that Medicare will begin reimbursing for “end-of-life” or “advance care planning”
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