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HHS proposes pay raise for Medicaid primary care
Primary care physicians who treat Medicaid patients may get a pay raise totaling $11 billion over two years under a proposed rule announced last week by the Department of Health & Human Services.
Uncertainty aside, IT efforts for insurance exchanges continue
Despite the uncertainty that swirls around how the Supreme Court will rule on the Affordable Care Act, healthcare industry stakeholders are continuing efforts to comply with the law. For instance,
AHA: Don't let device manufacturers pass excise tax onto customers
Allowing medical device manufacturers to pass on to buyers the cost of the upcoming 2.3 percent medical device excise tax would be an unfair and unintended consequence of the Affordable Care Act
Reclassifying EHRs as medical devices would come at a cost
Just two weeks ago, I expressed concern that a cyber attack on unprotected medical devices can infect the electronic health records to which they are connected, causing the EHR to malfunction and the
Increased big data access could help lower health costs
Continued efforts to use big data in healthcare and make it more widely accessible could play a significant role in lowering overall costs, the authors of a new report published this week argue. The
Healthcare costs drive entire U.S. deficit
The U.S. healthcare system's lopsided delivery costs compared to the rest of the world is the primary driver behind the nation's long-term budget deficits, the Center for Economic and Policy Research
For healthcare innovations, the timing must be right
Like many, I am convinced healthcare is undergoing a historic shift from the traditional approach of diagnose and treat to a new digital approach of predict and prevent. Recently, I warned hospital
Bettor's guide to health reform at the Supreme Court
The healthcare industry's most momentous weeks are ahead, as the U.S. Supreme Court holds an unprecedented three days of oral arguments about whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. There
Cost of health reform quietly rises $111B
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services estimates the cost of the Affordable Care Act will increase by $111 billion between 2014 and 2021, prompting some initial Congressional inquiries,
Hospitals to see bigger push to cut chronic care costs
The changes ushered in by the Affordable Care Act will prompt many insurers to push hospitals and other providers to clamp down on the costs of providing chronic care, reported The New York Times.
