Posts Tagged ‘affordable care act’
Repealing Health Reform Law Would Leave 72M Uninsured, Report Finds
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would result in about 72 million U.S. residents being uninsured in 2022, compared with about 27 million uninsured individuals under the Affordable Care Act, according to a report. The report estimated that the ACA will reduce the uninsured rate from 15% to 10% [...]
Health Reform Law to Usher in Age of Consumerism
The health reform law will bring millions of new potential customers to insurers' doorsteps ushering in a new age of consumerism. New services, tools and communication strategies are being developed to attract and retain business. Health insurance companies will offer health coaching, online tools and medical information. They'll develop mobile [...]
Single-Payer Champions
Paul Ryan, an arch enemy of the Affordable Care Act, may push President Barack Obama‘s health care reform into the center of the 2012 political ring. Dr. Diljeet K. Singh, who is a board member of Physicians for a National Health Program claims that research shows that private insurance bureaucracy and paperwork consume 31 percent of every [...]
State Insurance Commissioner Says Affordable Care Act is Good Medicine.
Californians pay about $500 apiece in extra health insurance premiums to cover the uninsured who get more expensive care through hospital emergency rooms. Each family is pays approximately $1,400 per year extra. Medical providers shift a substantial portion of those uncompensated costs to health insurers in the form of higher reimbursement [...]
Outsourcing May Grow as Health System Evolves
The health care industry is no stranger to outsourcing. Administrative work – billing, collections, enrollment, eligibility – as well as clinical work – radiology, laboratory tests, physical therapy – are often done by contractors outside the health system providing coverage and care. In some systems, insurers and hospitals routinely [...]
Health Agents Give Their Take on the Market
Subscribe to Insurance Insider News by Leila Morris HEALTHCARE • Health Agents Give Their Take on the Market • Nonprofit Clinics Face Increased Pressure Under Health Reform • Healthcare Finance Execs Are Focusing on ACOs • Insurers Now Must Cover Contraception Without Copays LIFE INSURANCE • Younger Consumers Are More Likely to [...]
The Next ACA Deadline Is Just Two Months Away
HEALTHCARE • The Next ACA Deadline Is Just Two Months Away • Majority of Employers Haven’t Addressed Health Reform • House Votes to Repeal Health Reform Law • How Insurance Employers Are Responding to Rising Premiums • Limiting Non-Urgent Visits to ERs Won’t Save Money • Website Bashes Pharmacy Benefit Managers • Employees [...]
Group Claims That Health Reform Would Create Jobs in California
Depending on whom you ask, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a panacea to the country’s rising cost of health care or a government-sponsored spending spree that will lead the nation down the path to financial ruin. The Bay Area Council Economic Institute recently released a report claiming that if the Affordable Care Act [...]
States Join to Create Tools for Implementing Affordable Care Act
For 14 months, a bipartisan group of 17 states has been quietly collaborating with the Obama administration to help build a foundation for the health-care reform law’s success. The group includes some of the law’s staunchest supporters working alongside a handful of its bigger detractors. They are backed by $3 million in funding from eight [...]
Study Says Affordable Care Act Could Create 100,000 New Jobs
A new study by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute titled The Economic Impact of the Affordable Care Act on California concludes that the federal health care law would create almost 100,000 new jobs across California and boost economic output by $4.4 billion. The biggest expected job gains occur in Southern California, with almost 58,000 new [...]
