Health Care Reform

In anticipation of the huge health insurance expansion coming in 2 years under the Affordable Care Act, federal officials are opening a one-stop shop for those applying for coverage through a health insurance exchange, Medicaid,... »

The federal government is stepping up efforts to eliminate health disparities, in part by requiring better data collection. Under Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all national population health surveys sponsored by... »

Illinois’ burgeoning Medicaid costs, and the program’s expansion in 2014 when more of the Affordable Care Act provisions take effect, could impact voters in the state’s March 20 GOP primary, some analysts predict.

But health... »

Is an increased role for pharmacists in managing medications for chronic conditions one way to help save precious health care dollars? That’s the question Food and Drug Administration officials have posed in anticipation of a... »

A $75 million demonstration project aims to see if Medicaid patients with a psychiatric emergency would get better, more efficient care from a psychiatric hospital.

Under current law, Medicaid cannot pay for care provided in... »

With less than 2 years to go before the Affordable Care Act’s state-based health insurance exchanges launch, the federal government issued its framework for how these one-stop insurance shops should be structured and how states... »

LAS VEGAS – For the first time in years, financial constraints have been replaced as the most significant barrier to health IT implementation in the 23rd annual HIMSS Leadership Survey.

Instead, 22% of respondents cited IT... »

About 50,000 Americans who previously were uninsured are now covered under a program created by the Affordable Care Act, according to a report issued Feb. 23 by the Health and Human Services department.

The Pre-Existing... »

Seven new nonprofit health insurance cooperatives, including four with a strong focus on patient-centered medical homes and primary care, will receive approximately $639 million in seed money to create what the Centers for... »

The Affordable Care Act calls for the creation of health insurance exchanges in every state to provide a one-stop shop for individuals and small businesses to compare and purchase coverage. All plans operating in the exchange... »