Medicaid
Health care has been the top issue in Congress all year, and December is shaping up to be no different. The tax reform bills working their way through Congress could mean major changes for America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems.
The National Governors Association yesterday urged House and Senate leaders to take 鈥渋mmediate action鈥 on the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program. While CHIP is authorized to operate through Oct. 1, 2019, legislative action is needed to continue funding the program, which expired Sept. 30. 鈥淐HIP is鈥
The Affordable Care Act鈥檚 Medicaid expansion was associated with improvements in mental health and access to care among low-income adults with chronic conditions, according to a study published this week in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The study, which used an analytical framework to鈥
The Arizona Supreme Court last week upheld a 2013 state law expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income residents under the Affordable Care Act.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation should apply certain principles to all of its projects and models, AHA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today, responding to the agency鈥檚 request for information on a new direction for the center. AHA members 鈥渂elieve that鈥
The Medicare Part A deductible for inpatient hospital services will increase by $24 in calendar year 2018, to $1,340, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday. The Part A daily coinsurance amounts will be $335 for days 61-90 of hospitalization in a benefit period; $670 for鈥
Find out why health insurance is important and what the importance of medical insurance coverage in the United States is to Americans. U.S. health insurance facilitates access to care and is associated with lower death rates, better health outcomes, and improved productivity. Why is it important to鈥
President Trump today nominated to serve as the next Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, former president of Lilly USA and deputy HHS secretary under the George W. Bush administration. 鈥淲e welcome the nomination of Alex Azar to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services鈥
Some provider-owned health plans cover just one market segment (e.g., Medicaid managed care) and other plans offer a full portfolio of products for the public and commercial sectors. There are increasing examples of health care systems and hospitals partnering with provider and commercial health鈥