The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has brought significant changes to the healthcare system in the United States. It aimed to improve access to quality healthcare and make it more affordable for millions of Americans. There areseveral essential benefits of ACAthat have had...
True integration of behavioral health services into primary care will require financial support and payment reform to address multi-disciplinary care needs and optimize care coordination, as well as training and workforce development early in medical and mental health training programs to develop the ...
The Affordable Care Act is designed to provide all Americans with access to health insurance at reasonable rates, while working to lower costs, improving the quality of health care and improving the coordination of such care. Veterans have a few options
The Department for Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued afinal ruleunder Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits federally funded health programs from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. C...
"The Affordable Care Act is still politically divisive, but overall more popular with the public than ever," Levitt told CBS MoneyWatch. "It's unlikely Republicans will try to repeal the ACA again, but cuts to the ACA and Medicaid are quite possible if Republicans are looking to pay f...
“This act would require federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid to pay pharmacies fairly, covering the national average drug acquisition cost plus a small markup and a professional dispensing fee. This would break the slot-machine pricing model, ensuring a more consistent income for pharmacies....
Editor's Comment The Affordable Care Act at 10 Years Melinda B. Buntin, PhD JAMA Health Forum Insights What the New Biden Administration May Mean for Medicaid Megan B. Cole, PhD, MPH; Paul R. Shafer, PhD; Sarah H. Gordon, PhD, MS JAMA Health Forum Once...
Many people find it difficult to afford the high costs of services available and there is often inadequate care coordination, which compromises care quality, particularly amongst those eligible for multiple public programs. Recruitment and retention of a well-trained, stable workforce is also con......
What about the deductibles on these programs? A friend of mine has an individual policy with aca and though she gets a small subsidy the deductible is $6000 per year and I don’t know if prescriptions are included in that $6000 deductible. The plan that she had before which disappeared ...
A total of 13.6 million consumers have selected an Affordable Care Act marketplace plan, either through their state-based marketplace or through the federal health insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov. Since the open enrollment period began on November 1, 2021 through December 15, 202...