Federal Healthcare Reform

High-Risk Pool Rules Coming Soon
   The Dept. of Health and Human Services finishes work on final rules to establish the pre-existing condition insurance plan authorized under the Affordable Care Act
posted 5/21/13 2:25 PM  read complete story

Health Reform Debate Continues on Separate Track From Experiences
   As the House votes once again to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a host of studies are released
posted 5/17/13 12:07 PM  read complete story

ACA's Rocky Road
   Implementation of the Affordable Care Act keeps getting more interesting. As CHF has noted, there is increasing
posted 5/15/13 8:42 PM  read complete story

Access to Health Coverage Still Major Problem; ACA Helps in Some Areas
   The Patient Advocate Foundation issues its latest Patient Data Analysis Report
posted 5/9/13 9:45 PM  read complete story

Federal Health Reform Update
   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announces that the application for health coverage has been simplified and significantly shortened. The application for individuals
posted 5/7/13 3:47 PM  read complete story

As ACA Worries Persist, Need for Better Coverage is Still There
   Grumbling about the Affordable Care Act continues to grow. As CHF predicted, Democrats are showing increasing signs of concern about ACA's implementation
posted 5/2/13 12:39 PM  read complete story

As ACA Worries Persist, Need for Better Coverage is Still There
   Grumbling about the Affordable Care Act continues to grow (as CHF predicted,
posted 5/1/13 09:58 AM  read complete story

Is ACA in Trouble in Congress?
   After the Supreme Court narrowly upheld the constitutionality of most of the Affordable Care Act, it was assumed that – with President Obama winning a second term and Democrats controlling the Senate – the debate over the Affordable Care Act was over, at least for a few years. That may be no longer the case.
posted 4/25/13 7:17 PM  read complete story

DSH Payment Rules Almost Here
   The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finished work on proposed regulations implementing reductions in disproportionate share hospital payments
posted 4/25/13 6:55 PM  read complete story

Prevention, Public Health Fund Under Attack from All Directions
   As we reported previously, President Obama's FY 2014 budget included a $250 million-$350 million reduction in the Prevention and Public Health Fund to help pay for the transition to Health Exchanges, as required under the Affordable Care Act. Now, the Dept. of Health and Human Services indicates it will transfer
posted 4/19/13 12:33 PM  read complete story