3 Reasons Family Physicians/Patients Are Embracing Private Healthcare
As Obamacare policies have gone into effect, more and more people are realizing their quality of care has been sacrificed. They are unable to schedule an appointment with their doctor, and their insurance covers little of what it used to.
Unfortunately, the Affordable Health Care Act could have used more work before going into effect, and both the doctors and patients are suffering. As people and government officials are beginning to realize, the solution to healthcare cannot be fitted with a one size fits all package.
As a result, direct primary healthcare (private healthcare) and concierge medicine is growing in popularity amongst both physicians and patients. Here are three reasons why.
Bundled Payments | Rewarding Quality and Value
Summary: The healthcare industry is transforming from fee-for-service to value-based payment systems. One of the fairly new forms of reimbursement to hit the streets is bundled payments.
Overview of Bundled Payments
The Medicare reimbursement system is in the process of transforming healthcare as we know it from a traditional fee-for-service model to a system that rewards based on quality, care coordination, accountability, and healthcare cost savings.
Healthcare Buzzwords: What is Big Data?
The term “Big Data” has only recently entered the healthcare and medicine verbiage. It used to be largely reserved for the larger-than-life scientific research that spanned the entirety of the universe. It’s no surprise that the concept of Big Data has translated nicely to the universe inside of us.
Providers: Shifting Landscape and Mindset
As a result of the Affordable Care Act as well as other healthcare legislation, a shift is occurring in healthcare from the provider’s perspective. In order just to survive (not even prosper), physicians are changing the way they conduct business and choosing which patients will be seen.
Shifting Landscape and Mindset – Changes in Medicare
•Medicare reimbursement is certainly on the forefront. Reductions, even if 1% or less, can drastically affect a provider’s bottom line. Consequently, some providers are limiting the number of Medicare patients seen by their practice. Some providers have completely eliminated access to these patients.
Healthcare Reform Buzzwords | ACA Basics
The ACA was enacted in 2010 with provisions becoming effective through 2015 and beyond. Many of the provisions have been delayed beyond the dates originally set. For the official information regarding each of the provisions and the current effective dates, please visit www.healthcare.gov. The department given ultimate responsibility for administering the ACA is the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been given responsibility for carrying out many aspects of the ACA.
What You Should Know About the Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase (PCRI) Part 2
The Affordable Care Act specifies increased payments for three primary care medical specialties as they relate to Medicaid’s Primary Care Rate Increase: Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. The Final Rule interprets this language to include some subspecialties with a relation to the original three, but does not list the subspecialties.
What You Should Know about Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase (PRCI) Part 1
Under the terms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid payment rates were to be increased to (at least) match Medicare reimbursement rates for primary care and immunization services provided in 2013 and 2014.
Obamacare by the Numbers
What is Obamacare by the Numbers? How close are we to the projections? How have the Obamacare glitches affected the number of enrollments? What is the breakdown between public and private exchanges?
Obama Announces Consumers Can Keep Health Insurance Plans 2 More Years
President Obama announced earlier this week that consumers with healthcare plans that do not comply with the new law will be able to renew their plans for another two years. Previously, the extension was believed to be one year at best, so the announcement of a two year grace period came as quite a relief for the million or so Americans with transitional coverage.
Would You Call 911 for a Hangnail?
Preventable visits to the Emergency Department are a significant source of waste contributing to the exorbitant costs of healthcare.