Viewpoints: Debate Rolls On About Enrollment Numbers; Ryan’s Plan ‘Squeezes Seniors’
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
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Research Roundup: Mental Health Parity; Nurses’ Workload; Can Restaurants Reduce Portion Size?
This week's studies come from Health Affairs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, George Washington University, The Urban Institute, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Kaiser Family Foundation.
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First Edition: April 4, 2014
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a Capitol Hill hearing in which state exchange officials discussed the difficulties they faced with the operation of their online insurance marketplaces.
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Open Enrollment Is Over — What’s Ahead For The Health Law Now?
News outlets are beginning to focus on the next set of implementation chores, as well as the ways in which the law will impact the health care marketplace.
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Obama Administration Points To Official End — April 15 — For Enrollment Extension
The Wall Street Journal reports that this cut off will apply to the hundreds of thousands of people who started signing up for insurance on the federal health exchange but got held up during their last-minute shopping. Also in the news, the latest from California and Georgia in terms of deadlines and enrollment efforts.
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Ryan Budget Plan Stirs Opposition On Both Sides Of The Aisle
The proposal from House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would cut $5 trillion over the next decade by repealing the Affordable Care Act and making sharp cuts to health care programs for the middle class and the poor. Democrats are incorporating the proposal into their midterm campaign strategy, while some Republicans, angered by the House leadership's handling of the 'doc fix' vote, are also expressing doubts.
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Medicare Will Release Billing Data From Doctors
The information will include data on what services doctors used, the average amount they charged Medicare and what they were paid. Doctors have fought such disclosures in the past.
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Jindal Offers Alternative To Health Law
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal unveiled a 26-page health plan that emphasizes the role of states in keeping health costs down while giving consumers more flexibility. He also reiterates the need to repeal Obamacare.
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Companies Continue To Shed Retiree Health Coverage
McClatchy reports on this trend. Among American workers, employer-provided retiree coverage has dropped from 29 percent in 1997 to 17.7 percent in 2010.
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State Roundup: Battles Fought Over Lyme Disease, Autism and Abortion
In Texas, abortion providers file suit to block a state rule that could shut down many of the state's remaining clinics, while lawmakers in Vermont and N.Y. seek to protect doctors who prescribe long-term antibiotics for patients with lasting symptoms attributed to Lyme disease. In Kansas, a mandate to cover autism treatments is sent to Gov. Sam Brownback for his signature.
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With Eyes On Upcoming Congressional Elections, Democrats See Glimmer Of Hope In Enrollment Numbers
For months, Republicans have viewed the health law as a powerful weapon against Democratic opponents, but the better-than-expected enrollment figures offered Democrats a positive counter-argument. Meanwhile, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, continues to voice dissatisfaciton with his own "Obamacare" health policy.
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New Medicaid Era Takes Different Paths In Mich., Wis.
The neighboring states opt for different approaches to Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, in Missouri, two Republican lawmakers clash over whether to accept the health law's expansion and the Pennsylvania governor says he is nearly ready to pull back his proposal that is languishing with federal officials.
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Confident From Enrollment Numbers, Obama Turns Focus To GOP Health Care And Budget Plans
President Barack Obama continued to tout the success of the health care law, using the momentum to attack the House GOP's new budget proposal, as well as providing a blueprint for the defense of the law for Democrats in upcoming elections.
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Failed State Exchanges Set Sights Too High, Say Experts
Common themes characterize several failed state exchanges, including trying to do too much the first year and having tangled lines of authority, reports CQ HealthBeat. Meanwhile, officials who oversaw those troubled marketplaces prepare to testify before congressional committees.
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Viewpoints: ‘Pent-Up Demand’ For Health Care; Too Early For That White House Victory Lap; The Fight Over Medicare Advantage
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
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Longer Looks: New Doubts About Shaken Baby Syndrome; Arresting The Mentally Ill
This week's articles come from Seattle Met, The New York Times, WBUR, The Atlantic and Salon.
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First Edition: April 3, 2014
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports on how Paul Ryan's budget is playing on Capitol Hill as well as news that the Obama administration is releasing a trove of data on physician services and payments.
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White House: More Than 7 Million Health Insurance Sign-Ups
The official enrollment cut-off has come and gone, and the Obama administration is claiming a big win based on the last-minute surge of interest in online insurance marketplaces. President Barack Obama viewed the number as a rebuttal of the months-long criticism over the health law.
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Counting Will Continue After ‘Official’ Deadline
The counting goes on as federal and state exchange officials tally consumers who are taking advantage of various extensions to sign up late. Efforts to determine whether the overhaul is working also continue.
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Politics Swirl Around The 7 Million Enrollment Figure
There is some talk that this preliminary tally is a wake up call for Republicans and other health law critics who, just weeks ago, viewed the healthcare.gov's troubles as proof the law could not work. Meanwhile, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, in an effort to move into the 2016 presidential mix, will offer a health law replacement plan, and some congressional Democrats continue to feel skittish.
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