Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid was originally intended to provide important safety-net coverage to vulnerable populations, but with Obamacare’s massive expansion to able-bodied adults
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Charged Four to Six Times More than Medicare
A new study shows some medical specialists in U.S. charge the uninsured and out-of-network patients four to six times more
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean When Cancer Findings Can’t Be Reproduced?
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The first results from a major project to measure the reliability of cancer research have
Read More21 Medicare Health Plans Warned To Fix Provider Directory Errors
(By Phil Galewitz and Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Federal officials this month warned 21 Medicare Advantage insurers with
Read MoreWhere are CMS’ new overall 1-star hospitals?
(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review ) When CMS updated the formula used in its Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
Read MoreInterstate Health Insurance: Sounds Good, But Details Are Tricky
(By Michael Ollove for STATELINE Produced by The PEW Charitable Trusts) President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to allow health
Read MoreWas the Solution to Obamacare Proposed Ten Years Ago?
Would a ten year old bill, H.R. 5864, “The Health Care Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act” be the solution to
Read MoreInside Hospital, Families Find Refuge With Recliners, Tissues And Cake
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — Clutching a railing for balance, 89-year-old Alan Epstein searched the hospital
Read MoreSky-High Prices For Orphan Drugs Slam American Families And Insurers
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Before Luke Whitbeck began taking a $300,000-a-year drug, the
Read MoreCigna CEO: ACA health plans perform best under ACO model
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) At the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco last week, Cigna CEO
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