ACOs Multiply As Medicare Announces 27 New Ones
A key provision of the health law supports the creation of organizations intended to improve quality of care and to restrain rising costs.
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A key provision of the health law supports the creation of organizations intended to improve quality of care and to restrain rising costs.
For some unpaid caregivers, caring for relatives comes with little to no support as well as with a cost to their own health and financial well-being. And the need for them is growing.
The explosion of Web- and telephone-based medical services is transforming the delivery of primary health care, giving consumers access from home for inexpensive, round-the-clock care.
Readers of The Washington Post posed questions about potential taxes on insurance, how to pick a plan and the increase in costs and KHN's Michelle Andrews provided answers.
Hospitals play an enormous role in the health care system; they're a crucial part of the public health safety net and an important community resource. But they are expensive. Hospital costs make up the largest portion of the health spending in this country.
As his state's health reforms mark their sixth anniversary, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick explains how he hopes to confront the next health reform challenges -- controlling health care costs and overhauling the payment system.
Even as Florida leads the Supreme Court challenge against the health law, a private and a public hospital are anticipating an influx of new patients who will be covered by Medicaid if the law stands.
Experts don't expect the Supreme Court's ruling to alter that course.
As of April 1, base health insurance rates for small businesses will increase, on average, just 1.8 percent. Four prominent economists discuss why the state is having success keeping premium costs down.
The Medicare program is betting on a new course of action to curb patient harm. The effort is pegged to the success of a little-known entity called a "hospital engagement network."
Whether such programs spur long-term change is unclear, and some fear discrimination against those with chronic conditions.
Could the mid-level dental care providers now at work in Minnesota solve the access problem in Massachusetts and other states?
Emboldened by the first Republican majorities in both chambers of the legislature since Reconstruction, anti-abortion advocates see a chance to limit abortion further and possibly ban it in Mississippi. Nearly two dozen anti-abortion bills have been introduced in the state legislature.
A set of new consumer protections went into effect Sept. 23. Here's a guide to some of the changes
Study finds that's mostly because the government pays far lower rates for hospital care
Alzheimer's expert Dr. Rachelle Doody writes that the recently released draft framework for a national Alzheimer's plan is somewhat vague even as it contains excellent goals and begins to focus the minds and resources of key stakeholders on these issues.
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