Status Update on Reform Law’s Temporary High Risk Pools
The SCOTUS announced yesterday that it will not fast track a Virginia…
Key ACA Provision Regarding Medicare Spending Oversight Finds Many Foes
Recent concerns of two members of congress have upped the ante in…
Congresswoman’s Staff Renews Call for Funding of Care for Complex Head Injuries
Sometimes it only takes a troubling incident — which is then propelled…
Report: Branded Drug Use Sharply Down, Generics Way Up
A healthcare informatics company issues a report today that I really do…
Berwick Critical of Obama’s Approach to Medicare Spending
CMS chief, Don Berwick, has often taken a measured approach to policy…
EMTALA: History Repeats Itself
Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. In the spring of 1986,…
Obama’s Deficit Plan Counters Ryan’s Doctrines
The president is proposing a mix of mechanisms in order to bring…
Missouri Argues Against Constitutionality of Reform Law
Election year posturing, or genuine beef? The Missouri attorney general, a Democrat,…
Medicare Data Access Provides Payment Transparency
It’s got bipartisan support, and it would call for transparency the amount…
Paul Ryan Urges Major Reshaping of Medicare Sustainability
Now that most of the drama surrounding a possible government shutdown has…