We are encroaching upon brinkmanship as of September 2013. Opposing political sides are at a crossroad as to how to handle the debt ceiling and how it should be raised – with or without additional spending cuts.
Medicaid expansion is a highly debated issue. Medicaid expansion is part of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, aka Healthcare Reform, aka Obamacare. This particular provision is designed to expand Medicaid to millions of Americans by increasing the income level at which individuals qualify.
From the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to state wide reform initiatives, the pressure is on for healthcare providers to offer maximum quality healthcare to increasing patient populations at a more affordable rate. Couple this with pressure to integrate healthcare, increase communication, ensure privacy, and reduce risk and you have a pressure cooker of factors that are driving Healthcare providers to find fast, sustainable solutions. One of those solutions is the application of predictive modeling.
Pioneer ACOs Experiment & Model
After a one year experiment with the Medicare […]
While there is no cure to date for Alzheimer’s, there are several proactive steps you can take to reduce or prevent the effects of this disease. Do you know what the symptoms are? Do you know where to find additional information?
Rebates are planned to be distributed this summer by companies who have exceeded the Medical Loss Ratio. Will you be one of the recipients?
Social media has become a necessity for just about every industry; healthcare is no exception. See how social media is being used by both patients and providers.
Obesity can lead to chronic diseases such as Heart Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, Sleep Apnea, Osteoarthritis, and Hypertension. Chronic diseases are a contributing factor to rising readmission rates which in turn are contributing to the rising costs of healthcare. What can we do as a nation to help reduce the prevalence of obesity?
January 1, 2014 is rapidly approaching and this date is the effective date for many major provisions of the ACA. What is the status of these issues? Where do we stand as a country?
Who are the winners and losers of the employer mandate? What was the reason for the delay? Who isn’t affected positively or negatively?