Coalition Of Health Care Systems, Insurers Vows To Change Payment Practices
The announcement promises to put more emphasis on improving quality and lowering costs. This comes as hospitals say they are seeing fewer admissions.
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The announcement promises to put more emphasis on improving quality and lowering costs. This comes as hospitals say they are seeing fewer admissions.
As millions of veterans who served in World War II and Korea reach old age, the Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking ways to help them live comfortably in their final months. Also, the government settles a lawsuit accusing the VA of misusing a West Los Angeles campus while veterans slept on the street.
Also in the news from Congress, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., plans to reintroduce legislation to reshape the nation's mental health system. In the Senate, Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is talking up a proposal that would extend health care coverage for the children of disabled military veterans.
The House will vote on an effort to repeal the overhaul fully. It has already voted three times this month on bills to chip away at the law, including a measure to establish a full-time workweek as 40 hours instead of 30.
A selection of health policy stories from Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, California, Kansas, Florida and Vermont.
The Supreme Court's recent decision on retiree health care benefits could mean more of them seek health coverage on exchanges, some experts say. Elsewhere, drug costs in marketplace plans are examined, and Minnesota's governor proposes using taxpayer money to compensate for lower-than-expected enrollment in that state's insurance exchange, MNSure.
The same share of young people are seeking health insurance coverage through the health law as last year, worrying some officials. Elsewhere, Latino and African-American families find cultural and economic barriers to getting coverage.
Following the announcement that Indiana will expand its Medicaid program, Stateline looks at attitudes in other states that initially were opposed to the health law provision. Also in Medicaid news, Oregon officials report on a glitch that has kept some enrollees from getting coverage.
The plan, announced by Gov. Mike Pence who has been a strict opponent of the federal health law, will require participants to contribute to the cost of their care. Other Republican-led states may also consider this plan.
More than 6 in 10 Americans said they would want Congress to restore federal financial aid for people buying health insurance through the health law's federal exchange if the Supreme Court invalidates some of those government subsidies, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll.
Of those, 7.1 million have signed up through healthcare.gov, and more than 58 percent of people who are signing up are doing so for the second time.
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A selection of health policy stories from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Georgia, Kansas, New York, California, New Mexico, Missouri and Illinois.
The White House wants to double the amount of federal funding dedicated to combating the resistant bacteria. Meanwhile, the Veterans Affairs department is creating five service regions as part of a major reorganization, and the FDA taps a Duke cardiologist for a top post.
The Republican state official is also challenging a provision that allows some tax money to go directly into Treasury Department coffers. Other stories examine medical device makers' assertion that a health law tax has devastated them, a watchdog report that asserts that several health law programs do the same thing, and how Maryland residents still struggle to get mental health services.
Vivek Murthy, who was confirmed last month, is going on a cross-country tour, "reminding community leaders of the February 15th deadline" for enrollment in health law plans, reports The Hill. Meanwhile, about 800,000 California households received $3.2 billion in Obamacare premium subsidies, according to state officials.
The findings by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services do not include every state that expanded Medicaid but they are the first federal effort to define how many enrollees are new to the program. Also in the news, the latest from Arkansas and Tennessee regarding expansion plans in those states.
In what's being viewed as a victory for corporate America, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that "ambiguous" provisions of union contracts shouldn't necessarily be interpreted in workers' favor.
The measure, which was introduced Monday, follows a call by President Barack Obama during his State-Of-The-Union address to take such action. In other legislative news, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled this week to consider a bipartisan veterans' bill that would create incentives to hire veterans. It also includes a health law tweak that would allow companies to exempt vets who get health care through the Veterans Health Administration from the health law's employer mandate calculations.
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