Inadequate reimbursements for government-sponsored health programs, an aging population, a widening proportion of low-income residents and high-income earners and "substantial" state budget complications are some of the biggest reasons California hospitals will be facing significant downward pressures this year, according…
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The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is providing insurance to nearly 50,000 people with high-risk pre-existing conditions, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has released the draft of the national plan to address Alzheimer's disease.
Twelve state attorneys general filed an amicus brief (pdf) with the Supreme Court in support of the healthcare reform law's expansion of the Medicaid program.
A study by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council found emergency room visits have increased by more than 2 percent from 2010 to 2011, which may reflect an increase in the number of people without insurance, according to a CBS report.
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The American Hospital Association and five other hospital organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the expansion of Medicaid under healthcare reform, according to an AHA News Now report.
If the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is eliminated, insurance coverage would drop, but individuals' premiums would increase only slightly, according to a Rand Corporation study.
In 2011, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provided at least one new free preventive service to approximately 54 million people with private health insurance and approximately 32.5 million people with Medicare, according to a news release from the…
White House contender Mitt Romney has taken criticism from political opponents over his 2006 healthcare reform law in Massachusetts, but others — including the state's current governor — say the law has been a success, according to an NPR report.
Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Florida Hospital in Orlando have partnered to conduct research on cancer and metabolic diseases, according to a news release.