Policy

Health reform plans, pricing revealed in California

By Associated Press Posted: May 24, 2013 – 8:00 am ET Californians are finally getting to see what “Obamacare” means for them. President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul made a big leap Thursday when California’s health insurance exchange announced the plans and the prices that will be offered to those buying individual coverage. Some of the…

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Integrated care, payment reform could save $300 billion in a decade: Brookings report

By Jonathan Block Posted: April 29, 2013 – 7:15 pm ET Tags: The federal government could save more than $300 billion in healthcare costs over the next 10 years with more integrated care and a move to a risk-based payment system, according to a bipartisan report from the Brookings Institution. One target policymakers should be aiming…

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Fallout for States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion

Fallout for states rejecting Medicaid expansion By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press Posted: April 22, 2013 – 8:00 am ET Tags:   Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as “Obamacare.” It could mean exposing businesses…

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Big ACO push at heart of policy group’s healthcare overhaul plan

Modern Healthcare By Rich Daly Posted: April 18, 2013 – 12:30 pm ET Tags:   (Story updated at 4:15 p.m. ET) Medicare providers could see both bigger pay increases and bigger cuts than offered in the current system under a high-profile, bipartisan overhaul proposed Thursday. The single largest provider benefit in a proposed overhaul from the Bipartisan…

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