On Monday, December 13, a federal court in Virginia ruled that key parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, a George W. Bush appointee, said PPACA’s requirement that most…
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Health Care Reform Implementation Update
Tagged with: "Jan Brewer", "Ken Cuccinelli", "President Obama", ACO, CHIP, CMS, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, MedPAC, NCQA, PPACA
Posted in ACO, CHIP, CMS, HHS, Jan Brewer, Ken Cuccinelli, Medicaid, Medicare, MedPAC, NCQA, PPACA, President Obama, Washington, D.C.
Posted in ACO, CHIP, CMS, HHS, Jan Brewer, Ken Cuccinelli, Medicaid, Medicare, MedPAC, NCQA, PPACA, President Obama, Washington, D.C.
Health Care Reform Implementation Update
On Friday, December 3, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its draft recommendations for fiscal year 2012. MedPAC recommends that hospitals receive a 1 percent net increase in inpatient and outpatient payment rates and a 1 percent increase in…
Health Care Reform Implementation Update
On Monday, November 29, the Senate failed to repeal the new tax reporting rules of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) even though both Democrats and Republicans agreed they needed to be abandoned to prevent businesses from being…
Tagged with: "David Dowd", ACO, CMS, MedPAC, NCQA, PPACA
Posted in ACO, CMS, David Dowd, MedPAC, NCQA, PPACA, Washington, D.C.
Posted in ACO, CMS, David Dowd, MedPAC, NCQA, PPACA, Washington, D.C.
Health Care Reform Implementation Update
On Wednesday (11/10), an official with the National Governors Association told insurance executives at a conference hosted by America’s Health Insurance Plans that the challenges states face in creating health insurance exchanges, coupled with the changed political landscape, may lead…
Tagged with: "National Academy for State Health Policy", "National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform", "President Obama", CMS, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, NCQA, PPACA
Posted in CMS, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, National Academy for State Health Policy, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, NCQA, PPACA, President Obama, Washington, D.C.
Posted in CMS, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, National Academy for State Health Policy, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, NCQA, PPACA, President Obama, Washington, D.C.
