The health insurance mergers between Aetna and Humana along with Anthem and Cigna seem to have a fair amount of opposition from both healthcare organizations as well as politicians around the country....
It is well-known the the GOP base has attempted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for years since its passage. However, the big question that everyone has always wondered is what...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has revolutionized the health insurance industry in a number of ways. Its impacts have been vast and wide.
One of the most significant impacts of the landmark legislation is the upward...
While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed into law six years ago, there is still plenty of controversy that surrounds this landmark legislation. For instance, the Senate and House...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has brought a fair amount of healthcare access and coverage to the American people. This does not just include those living in urban areas or the suburbs....
The major health insurance mergers taking place between Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana have shown some progress of late. Recently, the Indiana Department of Insurance approved the acquisition between...
Last week, Scott Gottlieb, MD, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, spoke in front of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health delivering key information about...
On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously called for the lower courts to rule on the Zubik v. Burwell case and to find a compromise. This particular court case argues on whether employers, specifically...
Once again, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is receiving criticism from the Republican-led House of Representatives. House Republicans had filed a lawsuit claiming that the Obama...
In order to ensure government funding isn’t used to pay erroneous or fraudulent medical claims, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducts risk adjustment data validation...
Despite the fact that the House of Representatives and the Senate attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act at the end of 2015, consumers seem to be satisfied with their healthcare coverage options...
Ever since the Obama administration passed the healthcare law to reform many of the inequalities faced in this country, there have been a wide variety of ACA legal challenges that have stood in the way...
Two months ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new proposed rule that would create new payment models meant to reimburse providers for assigning prescription drugs....
The future of the Affordable Care Act and health insurance exchanges may not be as favorable as the Obama administration had hoped. Many fear that the major health insurer UnitedHealthcare leaving the...
The Affordable Care Act and other regulatory changes were meant to reform the healthcare industry and save costs on wasteful spending. Recent results coming from the Department of Health and Human...
The Affordable Care Act has impacted a variety of aspects of the health insurance landscape as well as the healthcare delivery system. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also led to the...
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has proposed new rules regarding the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) which will essentially remove the meaningful use...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has brought a variety of changes for both insurers and healthcare providers with the establishment of health insurance exchanges holding a top place in...
In recent months, scandals associated with the costs of prescription drugs have made headlines. About seven out of 10 Americans are currently enrolled in a health insurance plan that covers costs of...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is further attempting to innovate and improve medicine through quality-based metrics, as the CMS Office of Minority Health has released new data...
