by admin | Jul 28, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Obamacare
Using results from the 2012-2015 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index (a daily national telephone survey of 507,055 adults aged 18-64), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) analysts reported today that Obamacare has decreased the medically uninsured by 7.9...
by admin | Jun 22, 2015 | HHS, Medicare
A nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 17 districts has resulted in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving...
by admin | Jan 27, 2015 | HHS, Medicare
In a meeting with nearly two dozen leaders representing consumers, insurers, providers, and business leaders, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell yesterday announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program, and the health care...
by admin | Dec 15, 2014 | CMS, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule to fold the United States v. Windsor decision on marriage into the two medical programs it oversees by allowing same-sex spouses to participate in and administer “patient rights and...
by Girish Anand | Apr 15, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Obamacare, PPACA
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued new estimates of the costs and coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), finding savings of $104 billion through 2024 and $4 billion in 2014 alone. The cost for the first decade of Obamacare has been revised downward...
by Girish Anand | Apr 10, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Medicare, Obamacare, PPACA
As it was originally signed into law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) capped deductibles on health plans offered in the small group market at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families. Problem was, with the caps so "low," insurers threatened to raise...
