Clash Over Abortion Hobbles A Health Bill. Again. Here’s How.
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) The Affordable Care Act very nearly failed to become law due to an
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Maryland’s All-Payer Hospital Model saved Medicare $586 million
According to a new report, Maryland’s All-Payer Hospital Model saved Medicare $586 million in hospital payments and $461 million in
Read MoreMore Than A Job: Home Care For A Mom With Alzheimer’s Disease
(By Franziska Monahan for WBUR in cooperation with NPR) Celina Raddatz quit her job at a nursing home in 2014
Read MorePaying Hospitals To Keep People Out Of Hospitals? It Works In Maryland.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Saturdays at Mercy Medical Center used to be perversely lucrative. The dialysis clinic
Read MoreCongress not waiting for CMS to reform Medicare Skilled Nursing reimbursement
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) called for cuts to Medicare’s skilled nursing reimbursement, but lawmakers in Congress appeared ready
Read MoreBCBS forms BCBS Institute to partner with Lyft, give members rides to Walgreens, CVS pharmacies
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Cross and Blue Shield expanded its partnership with Lyft to give plan enrollees rides
Read MoreSome Anthem patients afraid to use ED under new policy: 6 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio residents with Anthem insurance told The Plain Dealer they fear Anthem’s discretionary
Read MoreHow health insurers game Medicare Advantage ratings to boost bonus payments
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana, UnitedHealth, Aetna, Anthem and other insurance companies that provide Medicare Advantage plans
Read MoreCMS closes the door on noncompliant health plans but opens it for short-term products
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services denied Idaho’s effort to let insurers sell health plans that don’t comply with
Read MoreA Health Plan ‘Down Payment’ Is One Way States Try Retooling Individual Mandate
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) As President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans tirelessly try to dismantle the Affordable
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