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More than 3.6 million people selected a 2018 health plan through HealthCare.gov between Nov. 1 and Dec. 2, including more than 823,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported today. About three-quarters of those selecting plans were renewing coverage and the rest were鈥
More than 3.6 million people selected a 2018 health plan through HealthCare.gov between Nov. 1 and Dec. 2, including more than 823,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported today. About three-quarters of those selecting plans were renewing coverage and the rest were鈥
AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reverse its policy prohibiting pass-through payments to hospitals through the Medicaid managed care system, and work with states and hospitals 鈥渢o explore how these vital funds can support state payment and delivery reform鈥
Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) yesterday introduced the Veterans Community Care and Access Act (S. 2184), legislation to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system and better integrate VA services and community care programs.
Moody鈥檚 Investors Service yesterday revised its outlook for the nonprofit health care sector to negative from stable, projecting a continued decline in cash flow through 2018. 鈥淩evenue growth is under pressure because of very low reimbursement rate increases, an ongoing rise in government payers鈥
Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center鈥檚 鈥淏eth Greenhouse鈥 is planting the seeds for better health in some of the city鈥檚 most food-insecure neighborhoods.The hospital created an urban garden, farmer鈥檚 market and a three-acre hydroponic greenhouse that opened last year as part of its community鈥
The Senate voted 51-49 early Saturday to approve tax reform legislation, which includes provisions that would repeal enforcement of the Affordable Care Act mandate that most individuals have health insurance, eliminate hospitals鈥 ability to access low-cost capital financing through advance鈥
The AHA Friday expressed concern with certain policy options discussed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission at its November meeting. 鈥淲e are primarily concerned about MedPAC鈥檚 potential recommendations regarding site-neutral payments to hospital-based off-campus [emergency departments] in鈥
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals have until Jan.
The AHA today released a TrendWatch report to help hospital and health system leaders better understand the current landscape of value-based payment models and the capabilities needed to accept various levels of risk. 鈥淗ospitals and health systems 鈥 influenced by both policy and market forces 鈥 are鈥