This Medical News article discusses how current value-based Medicare payment schemes can exacerbate health care disparities and explores possible policy solutions.
Month: February 2018
Trump administration’s latest attack on Obamacare would cost taxpayers millions
The Trump administration announced a sizable change to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Monday — winding back Obama-era rules on skimpier health insurance. The administration is proposing to expand access to short-term health plans, which is intended to fill temporary gaps in coverage and provide some consumers with cheaper options because the plan’s coverage is limited. This is just the latest move to undermine the ACA, and it’ll cost the federal government anywhere between...
Trump Administration Wants To Let Insurers Offer Plans With Fewer Benefits
The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a rule that would expand short-term policies that don't have to meet the Affordable Care Act's benefit requirements.
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The Health 202: Trump administration pulls back from key Medicare goals
Should providers focus on quality or quantity?
As Some Got Free Health Care, Gwen Got Squeezed: An Obamacare Dilemma
President Trump’s efforts to undermine the health law have widened the gap between those who get government aid and those who don’t, deepening resentments.
Happy Presidents’ Day! Meet the five most underrated American presidents
The institution of the presidency’s had a bad year.
With a few exceptions, Donald Trump makes all of his predecessors look good. There was a time when the President of the United States did not spend hours at a time watching cable news. Or when they didn’t compare the size of their, um, “Nuclear Button” to that of other foreign leaders. At least in recent decades, there was also a time when the White House’s immigration policies weren’t guided by ...
Time to Release Medicare Advantage Claims Data
This Viewpoint argues for Medicare Advantage claims data to be made publicly available for research and analysis purposes.