Healthcare Reform - Health Insurance Reform

Many Physicians Reject Medicaid -- A Cause For Concern As The Expansion Approaches

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:50

McClatchy reports that projections highlight how the shortage of physicians in general as well as those who choose not to accept Medicaid patients could undermine the health law's intent. Also in the news, fits and starts surround this health law provision in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and Colorado.

McClatchy: Most...

'Navigators' To Play Pivotal Role Helping Consumers Sign Up For Health Insurance

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:38

Roll Call reports that many of the people who sign up for insurance through the exchange might face language barriers or may never have had coverage before. Also, CQ HealthBeat reports that web-based insurance brokers want "a place at the table."

Roll Call: 'Navigators' Of State Health Insurance Exchanges Prepare To Help Applicants
When enrollment...

Obama Administration Issues Proposed Rule On Detailing Medicaid DSH Payment Reductions

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:37

These payments, known as disproportionate share hospital payments, go to hospitals that treat a high number of uninsured patients.

Politico: W.H. Plans To Delay Medicaid DSH Payment Cuts
The Obama administration has proposed delaying a potentially painful decision on whether to penalize states that refuse to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income...

Viewpoints: Angelina Jolie On Her Decision To Have a Double Mastectomy; Justice Ginsburg's 'Blind Spot' On Abortion

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:36

The New York Times: My Medical Choice
My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman. Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on...

Health Law Could Require Some American Indians To Buy Insurance Or Pay Penalties