February 11th 2025
Joshua Kaufman, MD, medical director of Behavioral Health and Medical Integration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, outlines the progression of treatment approaches for comorbid schizophrenia and substance use disorder.
February 11th 2025
The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Clinical Practice and Research
May 21st 2013In "What Does the Affordable Care Act Actually Do?," presented by Ivor Douglas, MD, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver, Chief, Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine Director, Medical Intensive Care, Denver Health Medical Center, at the ATS 2013 International Conference, Dr Douglas noted that fundamental issues driving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) include access, quality, and cost.
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Dr. Colin Cooke Highlights Healthcare Reform's Effects on Pulmonary Medicine
May 21st 2013Colin Cooke, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, says that hospitals with higher readmission rates that treat patients with acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia will be penalized due to healthcare reform.
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CMS Confirms Tavenner for Administrator Role
May 17th 2013The former nurse and hospital company executive, Marilyn Tavenner, has been confirmed as administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Tavenner has been serving as the interim administrator for the CMS since 2010. Her appointment, which has officially been vacant since Dr Mark B. McClellan stepped down in October 2006, came after much debate as to whether or not she should officially lead the organization.
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The Impact of Health Reform's State Exchanges
May 3rd 2013The realities of the emerging healthcare marketplace are quickly being recognized. Layna Cook, with law firm, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, discussed these realities with her presentation, The Impact of Health Reform's State Exchanges.
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Navigators to Play Critical Role in Healthcare Exchange Marketplaces
April 18th 2013A recent press release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed the group's intention to recruit Navigators in assisting consumers with the new healthcare exchanges, especially as October enrollment dates quickly approach.
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Obama Says No to Raising Medicare Eligibility Age for Seniors
April 5th 2013Could two years really have made the difference? While some healthcare reforms proposals have called for raising Medicare eligibility from age 65 to 67 to address cost concerns associated with the Affordable Care Act, President Obama has made it clear that he would not consider increasing the age limit as a way to aid the national deficit.
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Steve Melnick, Answers How ACOs Will Impact the Pharmacy Benefit and Medical Costs
April 5th 2013Steve Melnick, President, SM Innovations, says that accountable care organizations (ACOs) will impact the pharmacy benefit by moving the healthcare system from a volume-based to a value-based model.
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Reaching the Uninsured through Recruitment and Health Insurance Exchanges
April 1st 2013The initial push to reach the uninsured masses before final implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is in full force. The Obama administration is planning to campaign as early as this July, eager to register constituents by the October 1 start date.
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Claims Data, Nurses Have Pivotal Roles in the Future of Healthcare Delivery
March 10th 2013The Affordable Care Act has left many healthcare professionals pondering the future of healthcare delivery. This all-encompassing discussion has many layers; however, at the American College of Cardiology 62nd Annual Scientific Session and Expo, a panel of experts discussed some of the specific variables-such as the need for better data and a more prominent role for nurses-as they relate to healthcare delivery in this transitory time.
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HIX Updates: Mississippi Denied, Utah Seeks Partnership with Feds
February 11th 2013The implementation of health insurance exchanges (HIX) is one that contains a plethora of variables. While more than 30 states have opted to allow the federal government to take control of their HIX, other states, such as Mississippi and Utah, continue to seek ways to implement the exchange without ceding total control.
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The Medicaid Conundrum: Loophole Could Mean Citizens Uninsured While Immigrants Are Covered
January 28th 2013According to reports this week from the Associated Press, governors who reject health insurance for the poor under new healthcare reform laws will have exposed a peculiar loophole in the system-some US citizens would be forced to go without Medicaid coverage, while their immigrant counterparts would remain covered.
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Embracing a Diversified Future for US Primary Care
January 17th 2013The future US primary care system will be one characterized by diversity in both delivery structures and personnel. This diversity will benefit from a collaborative approach in which stakeholders realize high degrees of interdependency.
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Peter Cunningham, PhD, Discusses the Challenges Primary Care Delivery Systems Face
September 25th 2012Peter Cunningham, PhD, Senior Fellow and Director of Quantitative Research, Center for Studying Health System Change, says that the expansion of people gaining coverage will be a big challenge for primary care delivery systems.
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The Battle Over Medicare Will Be Waged In the Election Booth
August 20th 2012The Medicare program as we know it is at a crossroad. But, just how important is it to voters? The Kaiser Family Foundation shed some light on that question Thursday when it released a report stating that 73% of respondents polled in the days around the announcement of Paul Ryan as the running mate of presumptive Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney described Medicare as "very important" or "extremely important" to their votes.
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