The Indiana Legislature addressed a number of healthcare issues during its long legislative session and passed several new healthcare-focused bills that have since been signed into law. Two of these laws – regarding physician noncompete agreements and healthcare oversight – will be especially signif...
At a September, 2023 meeting of the Advisory Board, we discussed that one of the few industry sectors in which the LF does not have projects is healthcare, despite its size and importance around the world. The LF had launched healthcare initiatives in the past, but they all eventually fail...
As reported by The Hill, the Affordable Care Act – known colloquially as “Obamacare” – could face a significant increase in premiums due to a lapse in special funding provided by the coronavirus aid bill passed last year. That bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, temporarily increased...
One lawmaker removed from office, three House speakers, around 300 bills passed by both chambers – here’s a look back at the 118th session of Congress by the numbers. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Dec. 24, 2024 Who’s Coming to Washington? President-elect Donald Trump is picking from his most ...
Both the House and Senate have passed Medicare drug bills, but significant differences exist between the two. Both bills provide coverage for all seniors, regardless of income, which raises the prospect that employers will push retirees into the federal program. We view this as the most likely ...
Healthcare programs and insurance initiatives play a crucial role in ensuring that people have access to medical care. There are many benefits of healthcare insurance programs but fraud in healthcare continues to be a significant challenge in the insuran
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized a rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the consumer reports of approximately 15 million Americans. This rule amends...more Prep Pitch and Connect at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference ...
High health care costs have rightfully become the focus of intense scrutiny. Many Americans are wrestling with all-too-high medical bills, and government health care programs consistently rank among the largest annual federal expenditures. With an aging population and an ever-changing public health en...
According to a recentissue brieffrom the Kaiser Family Foundation, the federal government estimates that the act will apply to approximately 10 million out-of-network surprise medical bills a year. Steve Parker, M.D. PS: Avoid the medical-industrial complex as much as you can by exercising and...
side trenches this week, as I started receiving bills from my healthcare adventures over the summer. I remember back in the early days of EHR/PM implementations where we were piloting real-time claims adjudication. Nearly two decades have passed and I have yet to see an office that does it...