On Tuesday, the White House released a plan that it says will keep the Medicare Trust Fund solvent for at least 25 more years. In an op-ed, the President made the case for his plan, stressing that tax hikes on high earners would be crucial for the plan to work.
The plan will increase taxes on people who make more than $400,000 per...
Industry stakeholders and patient advocacy organizations are urging Congress to pass legislation that would solidify telehealth waivers passed by the CARES Act during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
The vast majority of providers see telehealth as an opportunity to improve patient services and 94% of patients who have had...
A new report from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) that used claims data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on appeals and denials for non-group qualified health plans offered through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) federal marketplace found that nearly one-fifth of in-network claims were denied and 72% of reported...
March 23 was the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) . The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a report to highlight the ways in which the ACA is "the strongest it has ever been" due to the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and other efforts by the Biden administration to strengthen Americans' access to...
After months of negotiations, the Build Back Better Act is taking form as a bill that appeases the concerns of most Congressional Democrats, including holdouts like Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV). The bill will now include a number of healthcare-related solutions and improvements to public health insurance programs...National News
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) the nonpartisan congressional agency which informs the U.S. Congress with analysis on the Medicare program, released its annual report to Congress on Tuesday, including some suggestions for significant changes to Medicare Advantage reimbursements. These suggestions could have a major...
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the Congressional Budget Office released new analysis of short-term limited duration insurance last week. At this moment, the United States Supreme Court is in the midst of considering California v. Texas, a ruling which could overturn the Affordable Care Act. The Trump...National News
The report issued Tuesday, September 11, estimates the cost of the legislation, "Save American Workers Act," at $25.9 billion if the federal government retroactively suspends four years worth of penalties (2015-2019) for the employer mandate and $18.6 billion if the employer mandate only applies to employees working 40 hours rather than...National News
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) missed $4 billion in savings evaluating changes to Medicare Part D by Congress.
Initially the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 had estimated saving Medicare $7.7 billion over the period of 10 years, but oversight from the CBO found that legislative changes to the drug discount program yielded...
