Access & Health Coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced additional special enrollment periods for Medicare and the federally-facilitated health insurance exchange for eligible individuals affected by the 2017 hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A report released today by the AHA offers state-level strategies to help stabilize the Health Insurance Marketplaces. 鈥淕iven the unique characteristics of each state, there is no single option that would work for all states, and all of the options come with implementation hurdles,鈥 the report鈥
The AHA, America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans, American Medical Association, American Pharmacists Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Medical Group Management Association today released a consensus statement outlining their shared commitment to improving the prior authorization鈥
House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) last night introduced a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through Feb. 16 and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program for six years. The bill also would delay the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 medical device tax and鈥
The share of U.S. adults without health insurance rose by 1.3 percentage points, or an estimated 3.2 million people, in 2017 to 12.2%, according to the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index. That鈥檚 the largest increase since the index began tracking the adult uninsured rate in 2008, but well below the鈥
Charity care spending flat among top hospitals (January 6, 2018) gives readers an inaccurate and incomplete picture of how hospitals and health systems provide tremendous benefit to both patients and their communities, and do so while facing many challenges in delivering care.
We talk a lot about how health insurance coverage improves people鈥檚 health and increases their financial security. But health coverage also seems to help fight crime.
Jacob Vogler, a PhD, economics student at the University of Illinois, tracked figures from the FBI Uniform Crime Reports and the鈥
Key resources that will help users understand the health care system in the United States.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held a hearing on the opioid crisis and 鈥渉ow to move forward.鈥 Journalist Sam Quinones, author of the book 鈥淒reamland: The True Tale of America鈥檚 Opiate Epidemic,鈥 shared his recommendations for addressing the crisis, which included鈥