Paul Levy: Value-based payment is an ‘energy-sapping distraction’
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) ACOs will fail because the rewards are not immediate, substantial or transparent enough
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Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Medicare Special Enrollment Period
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recognizes that there has been much confusion for people transitioning from an Affordable
Read MoreA Few Hard Truths about Healthcare
In Michael D. Tanner’s commentary “Hard Truths about Health Care”, he writes “whoever eventually comes up with a replacement for
Read MorePolitical uncertainty doesn’t change long-term outlook for healthcare, Fitch says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fitch Ratings said it maintains a stable outlook and sector rating for healthcare,
Read MoreFor Better Or Worse, Trump And GOP Now Own Health Care
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Ownership of the Affordable Care Act has officially been transferred from President Barack
Read MorePulse Check: Can The GOP Health Care Bill Be Saved?
(By Susan Davis for NPR) President Trump may have said he is ready to move on, but the House Freedom
Read MoreWellmark Lost $90 Million in the Obamacare Markets
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, health insurance company in Iowa and South Dakota, announced Monday it would pull out
Read MoreInsurance Premium Costs Under Obamacare Regulations
In a new analysis from Milliman, Management Consulting Company, found Obamacare caused premiums to rise for various reasons, chief among
Read MoreCatastrophic Plans: Are They Still Around?
The so-called catastrophic plans; those skinny plans suited some Americans just fine; many didn’t even know the limits of the
Read MoreIs Anthem Leaving Obamacare Marketplace?
Leading industry analysts are predicting that Anthem Inc (ANTM.N) is likely to exit from a large portion of its Obamacare
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