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Justice Scalia: Reform without individual mandate would bankrupt payers
On the third and final day of Affordable Care Act hearings, the Supreme Court justices addressed the issue of severability--that is whether the rest of the healthcare reform law should be struck down
Blue Shield CEO: Uphold individual mandate
Blue Shield of California CEO Bruce Bodaken said he believes that the Supreme Court, which just finished hearing arguments about the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law, should uphold the
Insurers prepare for worst-case scenario in Supreme Court ruling
As the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the healthcare reform law next week, the insurance industry has begun prepping for the worst-case scenario--a ruling that the individual mandate is
Cigna CEO: Supreme Court ruling won't stop health reform, care coordination
Health reform is here to stay, regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the challenge to the healthcare reform law . That's because determining whether the individual mandate is
Meaningful Use is indispensable to healthcare reform
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the 2009 stimulus legislation, authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) "to establish
Bill would force insurers to cover abortions
First-of-its-kind legislation is making its way through the Washington state legislature that would require all insurers cover abortions. The bill, H.B. 2330 , requires insurers that provide maternity
Berwick's resignation from CMS bad news for health IT
The resignation of Don Berwick last week after 18 months as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should be a cause of concern in the healthcare industry, as well as
Insurance giant L.A. Care urges providers to adopt EHRs
A perfect storm is brewing out in the healthcare sector, nudging the industry to adopt more health information technology (HIT) practices and electronic health records (EHRs). Federal incentives,
Why IT may not be the cure for what ails healthcare
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And to government proponents of health IT, technology provides the solution to nearly every problem in the healthcare system. That much, at
Update insurance exchange to win over consumers
With the introduction of health insurance exchanges coming in 2014, insurers will be facing a whole new challenge: learning how to compete directly for consumers' business. A key step to succeeding
