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June 13, 2019 | Healthcare Innovation
On June 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would end the current federal ban on the funding of a national patient identification strategy. That action was applauded by senior advocacy leaders at the Ann Arbor,...
June 10, 2019 | Kaiser Health News
Bob Hall was recovering from yet another surgery in March 2014 when a volunteer walked into his hospital room. It had been a rocky recovery since his lung transplant three months earlier at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans...
June 8, 2019 | The Spokesman-Review
Gov. Jay Inslee stopped by Washington State University Elson S. Floyd Medical School on Friday to celebrate the state’s continued investment and expansion of the program. Inslee said the medical school is a statewide asset, answering...
June 7, 2019 | Kaiser Health News
Amanda Bacon’s eating disorder was growing worse. She had lost 60% of her body weight and was consuming about 100 calories a day.
But that wasn’t sick enough for her Medicaid managed-care company to cover an inpatient treatment program...
June 6, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
While it is fascinating to think about “Medicare for All” (and one of us strongly favors it), it is unlikely that the United States will move quickly to fully publicly financed health insurance when Congress next considers health policy...
June 4, 2019
June 3, 2019
The Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Room S-128, The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Roy Blunt, Chairman
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and...
June 4, 2019 | The Hill
Health-care roles in America have been changing. Individuals pay approximately $1 trillion a year on health care and coverage costs out of pocket. Nearly 44 percent of privately insured adults have deductibles of $1,300 or more, yet many...
June 3, 2019
June 3, 2019
Submitted via www.regulations.gov
Ms. Seema Verma
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
RE: CMS–9115–P; Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and...
June 3, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
I’ll never forget a moment early in my PhD program when, in the midst of a class discussion, I brought up recently published studies showing that black women suffer from higher rates of infant mortality compared to white women, even when...
June 3, 2019 | Healthcare Dive
MGMA's findings are in line with other recent surveys. Medscape said physician pay was up 4% this year and has risen 20% since 2015.
"These compensation specifics allow medical practices to remain competitive and informed on the ever-...
June 3, 2019
June 3, 2019
Donald Rucker, MD
National Coordinator
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20201
RE: RIN 0955-...
May 31, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
As our field converges on the nation’s capital for its annual gathering to present, debate, and learn about the changes in health care and health policy, the time is right to reflect on if and how this year’s conversations will be...
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
Submitted via DPC@cms.hhs.gov Mr. Adam Boehler
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
Re: Geographic Population-Based Payment (PBP) Model Option Request for Information (...
May 30, 2019 | Kaiser Health News
Society gives short shrift to older age. This distinct phase of life doesn’t get the same attention that’s devoted to childhood. And the special characteristics of people in their 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond are poorly understood.
...
May 29, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
We have all heard it before: despite the United States’ excessive health care spending—almost 2.5 times higher per capita than in comparable countries—health outcomes are no better here than in other countries. Even worse, in 2011, the...
May 23, 2019
Community Statement on Medicare Coverage for Medically Necessary Oral and Dental Health Therapies
(The PCPCC joined the Community in 2019)
The undersigned organizations are proud to join in support of Medicare coverage for...
May 20, 2019 | Benefits Pro
Decades ago, when a patient was too sick to go to the doctor’s office, the doctor made a house call. Though this practice seems old-fashioned now, most people would agree that the current system often leaves much to be desired. The...
May 18, 2019 | Washington Post
In 1900, the average life expectancy in the United States was just 47.3 years. Today, it is 78.6, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many people will outstrip that average.
But is that advance really...
May 17, 2019
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) applauds Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Vermont Governor Phil Scott for signing into law legislation in their respective states that will enhance primary care services and payment...
May 16, 2019 | Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation
At the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation, we’ve long been champions of the important role primary care plays in improving health outcomes, lowering health care costs and achieving health equity. This is especially true...
