Hospital Closures Rattle Small Towns
(By – Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News) For years, Sybil Ammons was the director of nursing at Stewart County’s only
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Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Retail Clinics Add Convenience But Also Hike Costs, Study Finds
(By – Chad Terhune, Kaiser health news) Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and
Read MoreTrumpCare Takes It On The Chin
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health Care) There may finally be one thing Republicans hate more than ObamaCare: TrumpCare. The
Read MoreMedicare Plans Score Higher Ratings And Millions In Bonuses
(By – Phil Galewitz, Kaiser health News) Vantage Health Plan executives saw an opportunity when they realized few of their female
Read MorePhysician Groups Receive Upward, Neutral, or Downward Adjustments to Their Medicare Payments in 2016 Based on Their Performance on Quality and Cost Efficiency Measures
(Source – CMS.gov) CMS posted results from the implementation of the second year of the Value-based Payment Modifier (Value Modifier),
Read MoreNew Analysis Suggests ACA Marketplace Enrollment Could Grow Modestly Over Next Few Years, up to 16.3 Million Sign-Ups, 14.7 Million Enrollees after Attrition
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that sign-ups in Affordable Care Act
Read MoreTrump Health Plan Recycles GOP Staples And Adds A Populist Wrinkle
(By – Scott Hensley, NPR News, via Kaiser Health News) Republican front-runner Donald Trump released a seven-point plan to change
Read MoreFederal funding and Medicare Advantage – The impact of policy changes
(Source – CDPHP) The importance of stability in Medicare Advantage plans is underscored in this article posted at blog.cdphp.com. The article also
Read MoreLooking ahead to tonight’s debate…
New York Times domestic correspondent Margot Sanger-Katz takes a look at the Republican presidential candidates’ views on health care as
Read MoreBridging The Gap Between Medical And Mental Health Care
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) Even on her worst days, Tracy Young goes to her appointments at the
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