Medicare Insurance Plans

The New Republic: Un-Rigging The Rate-Shock Debate
Many of us have been wondering whether it's possible to have an honest, reasonable debate about Obamacare. To my pleasant surprise, one may finally be starting. It's about the same subject that got me all worked up early this week: Whether Obamacare will cause "rate shock" among people buying...

Today's headlines include a report about a new poll showing public uneasiness is increasing in regard to the health law. At the same time, the White House is stepping up its efforts encourage people to enroll in the health coverage the will be available as a result of the overhaul. 

Kaiser Health News:...

GOP staff of the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees released a framework for repealing Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. One House Democrat said the approach wasn't strong enough.

Modern Healthcare: House Republicans Focused On SGR Fix
In April, the committees added details to that blueprint...

The average charges for 30 hospital outpatient procedures show big hospital-to-hospital variation in terms of how much the facilities bill patients for the same service.

Politico: HHS Releases Prices For Outpatient Treatment
The Obama administration expanded its efforts to shine the light on hospital pricing Monday, making public charges for...