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Category: Health reform
What increases access?
Although the Affordable Care Act will grant Medicaid to nearly 17 million new enrollees, new research suggests that supply-side reforms are needed to ensure adequate access to health care for both public and private paying patients. The Patient Protection and Continue Reading …
Despite Wavering Popularity RomneyCare is Working
Governor Mitt Romney’s achievements in Massachusetts have served as the blueprint for national reforms. Despite wavering popularity, it appears that reform has brought better coverage and access to the people of the Bay State. The many similarities between the reforms Continue Reading …
[Anecdotes] Affordable Care Act provides benefits for small price tag
I recently came across a chart from @NatHarward and forwarded along by @AHIPCoverage regarding the increase in insurance premiums expected as a result of the recent health reform law. Although we typically do not report on studies that are not peer-reviewed, I Continue Reading …
Financial Fitness for Medicare Advantage
“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” – Hippocrates Health insurers face a strong incentive to attract and retain Continue Reading …
Healthy Bones
Did changes in reimbursement for bone density tests affect the likelihood that women on Medicare received appropriate screening? If so, the question must be raised: when screening is recommended, how much to pay? After the extensive media hype surrounding the Continue Reading …