New research from the UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education shows that repealing the ACA would not only take away health insurance from millions of Californians but would also eliminate 209,000 jobs, and cost the state economy $20.3 billion in GDP.
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By Patrick Conway MD & Tim Gronniger – The unfortunate experience of having to return to the hospital after recently being treated—or watching the same thing happen to a friend or family member—is all too common.
Affordable Care Act Accountable Care Organization initiatives put patients at the center of their care while generating more than $1.29 billion in total Medicare savings since 2012.
By Sara R. Collins & David Blumenthal, MD – Negative headlines in the past few weeks seem to suggest deep trouble for the ACA marketplaces. Several insurance plans have requested double-digit premium increases for 2017.
By Kevin Counihan – The Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, and a number of states’ insurance plans include reinsurance programs as a way to promote stable, affordable health coverage.
CMS has announced promising results of the first shared savings performance year for the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative. This model is part of our broader effort at CMS to promote better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.
According to new analysis released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation primary care physicians in 2014 saw a 3% increase in reimbursement due to the expansion of health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By Phil McNulty – Care teams within skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) know intimately how readmissions affect the patients they care for, with risks including challenging their already fragile condition while potentially increasing the potential of infection, polypharmacy, and discomfort and stress for the resident and family.
eHI CEO Jennifer Covich Bordenick attended the White House kick-off of the “Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network.” Bordenick joined 100 other top health care luminaries invited to the White House,