Although the Affordable Care Act provided temporary funding to federally qualified health centers, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showed that community health centers will...
Love it or loathe it, the United States is headed for four years of drastic policy changes under a Donald Trump administration, giving lawmakers another good chance to repeal, replace, or revise the Affordable Care Act.
The landmark...
To stabilize hospital profitability at a six-percent average profit margin by 2025, providers must increase hospital productivity to offset Affordable Care Act provisions to decrease federal...
From the transition to value-based care to the rise in patient consumerism, the Affordable Care Act has significantly changed the healthcare revenue cycle management landscape since its passage in 2010....
Hospital profitability has increased for healthcare organizations across Oregon since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, which enabled more individuals to become insured, the Oregon...
In recent years, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) paved the way for significant Medicaid expansion. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Medicaid expansion resulted in...
As the healthcare industry shifts from volume to value, hospitals are expected to provide quality care as many could also potentially face lower Medicare reimbursements. At the same time, many hospitals...
Driven by the Affordable Care Act, the implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) is expected to significantly impact the nation's healthcare system. Already, many...
Although policymakers want to see the Affordable Care Act (ACA) lead to a reduction in visits to emergency departments, new data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) raise concerns...
The Affordable Care Act has had two main goals for the healthcare system: Increase health insurance coverage for Americans and lower healthcare spending around the country. At this point in time, the...
When the Affordable Care Act was passed several years ago, it had major implications for the future of the Medicare program. According to a study from the Private Enterprise Research Center at Texas...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model a little more than a week ago. This program is meant to issue bundled payments for a...
The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion has had a significant impact on hospitals around the country since full coverage for millions of Americans would lead to greater utilization of healthcare...
As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brings more patients into the healthcare system, spending is on the rise, especially on chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and depression.
Blue Cross Blue...
In 2014, Medicare spending for personal healthcare expenditures only increased by 2.4 percent per person and decreased by 3.6 percent for Medicaid, a recent report by the Department of Health and Human...
With the deadline for filing this year’s taxes just around the corner, it is useful for insurance consumers to refresh the requirements of tax filing when covered through the health insurance...
The House of Representatives proposed budget plan for 2017 from the House Budget Committee aims to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reduce Medicare spending, and give states more control with health...
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the results for calculating the 2016 Value Modifier, which will come as financial boost to some and hindrance to others.
Out of the 8,395...
Several years after the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the results seem to be showing that fewer Americans are struggling with paying medical bills and more than ever...
At this year’s HIMSS conference and exhibition, Chilmark Research released the 2016 Care Management Market Trends report, which outlines how the market is leaning on healthcare providers to create...
