Focus on Health Care Reform Articles
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Several Examples of Why We Are Opposed to Managed Care
See how these examples from other states could play out here under the Senate’s plan for Medicaid reform.
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Report Findings Reveal Savings Through Integration of Behavioral and Physical Health
Read on to view some of the report’s key findings.
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Update on Insurance Commissioner’s MLR Waiver Request
Read the latest developments regarding last week’s Bulletin article on Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin’s request of the federal government to grant a statewide waiver from the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provision contained in the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
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Focus on Health Care Reform: 10% Primary Care Bonus Payments Under Medicare
The Medicare primary care incentive payment program runs from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2016. “All” primary care practitioners receive the ten percent incentive payment as long as they meet the definition of “primary care practitioner” as outlined in The Affordable Care Act. Read on to see if you fit that definition.
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Focus on Health System Reform: The Cost of Medicaid Expansion in NC
Review the latest figures and estimations of budgetary impacts of the Medicaid expansion to occur between the years of 2014 and 2019.
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Focus on Health Care Reform: What’s New in 2011
As we launch into a new year, the federal government also begins the next stage of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Read on for a brief update of the provisions set to begin implementation this calendar year.
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Focus on Health System Reform: Preventive Care Benefits Available to Medicare Patients in 2011
To follow the recent Focus article describing the new Annual Wellness Visit, this article will list some additional new preventive care services that are available to Medicare beneficiaries with no coinsurance requirements as of January 1, 2011.
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Focus on Health System Reform: Annual Wellness Visit
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Congress again expanded Part B Medicare coverage to include an annual wellness visit at no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. This benefit is available beginning January 1, 2011.
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Focus on Health System Reform: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) has existed since 2009 with the passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 expanded the MACPAC. Read on to learn more…
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Focus on Health Care Reform: Non-Discrimination Testing for Health Plans
Learn more about how the Affordable Care Act will impact non-discrimination testing for employer-sponsored health plans.
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