Health Care Reform

Obama: “…we fumbled the rollout on this health care law.”

2017-04-02T13:28:52-04:00By |Health Care Reform, Health Insurance|

President announces enrollment numbers, changes to reverse insurance cancellations "we fumbled the rollout of this healthcare law" Following much speculation, president Obama presented the “official” Obamacare enrollment numbers on Thursday, November 15. He said, “In the first month, nearly a million people successfully completed an application for themselves or their families. Those applications represent more than 1.5 million people. Of those 1.5 million people, 106,000 of them have successfully signed up to get covered. Another 396,000 have the ability to gain access to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.”

Transitioning From Volume to Value and from Quantity to Quality

2024-06-26T10:34:42-04:00By |Accountable Care Organizations, Care Coordination, Health Care Reform, Services|

The transitioning from volume to value and from quality to quality is at the moment a bit of a juggling act. Medicare continues to reimburse based on a fee-for-service basis which rewards based upon volume and quantity while simultaneously moving toward a payment system based upon value and quality. Two completely opposite ends of the spectrum trying to exist concurrently. Two different philosophies and mindsets with different goals are colliding

Epic failure? Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Due to be Released

2024-06-26T10:30:58-04:00By |Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange|

When Obamacare enrollment statistics are released later this week, the numbers are expected to fall far short of the administration’s initial projections. To date, an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 participants are reported to have enrolled via Healthcare.gov, the federally operated healthcare site, which currently serves 36 of the nation’s 50 states.

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