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State Spotlight: Oregon's Multi-Pronged Approach to Corporate Influence in Physician Practices
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (847+ words) Georgetown University State Spotlight: Oregon's Multi-Pronged Approach to Corporate Influence in Physician Practices Over the past decade, private equity firms and other well-funded corporate entities including hospitals and insurers have expanded their presence in physician practices across the country. In…...
Stakeholder Perspectives on CMS" Proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters: Consumer and Patient Advocate Organizations | Center on Health Insurance Reforms
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (147+ words) Mc Court School of Public Policy American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) American Cancer Society, Cancer Action Network (ACS-CAN) United States of Care (USof Care) Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) National Health Law Program (NHe LP) CMS proposes…...
Stakeholder Perspectives on CMS" Proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters: Health Insurers and Brokers | Center on Health Insurance Reforms
2+ week, 6+ day ago (341+ words) Mc Court School of Public Policy America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Sidecar Health Insurance Company CMS proposes that states be required to defray the cost of any state-mandated benefits that are: (1) required by the…...
What Medicare Hospital Payment Classifications Mean For Policy Making
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) Mc Court School of Public Policy By Christine H. Monahan, Kennah Watts, and Ariel Winter With this article, we describe how Medicare reimburses different types of hospitals and the implications these distinctions have for ongoing policy debates and future research. Our…...
As Federal Protections Stall, States Move to the Front Lines to Alleviate Medical Debt
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (180+ words) Georgetown University As Federal Protections Stall, States Move to the Front Lines to Alleviate Medical Debt By Maanasa Kona, Sabrina Corlette, and Zeynep Celik Medical and dental bills that patients cannot afford to pay have left millions of Americans financially…...
Untangling the Complex Web of Health Care Financial Interests
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (134+ words) Mc Court School of Public Policy Rapid integration of health care providers and insurers, private equity investment, and the emergence of health care "middlemen" have created financial incentives for the health system to keep health care costs rising." Georgetown University's…...
Beyond Benchmarks: Strengthening State Strategies to Contain Health Care Prices
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (839+ words) Georgetown University Beyond Benchmarks: Strengthening State Strategies to Contain Health Care Prices By: Abigail Knapp and Sabrina Corlette Families, employers, and state budgets alike are straining under the weight of rising health care costs. As the prices for health care…...
Clues in state data suggest declines in early Marketplace enrollment data may be just the tip of the iceberg
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (185+ words) Mc Court School of Public Policy By Stacey Pogue and Karen Davenport This federal snapshot, however, only takes us to the middle of the story and does not reflect all the data needed to tell a complete tale. We will…...
Federal Budget Cuts Won't Hit All Hospitals Equally: How States Can Better Analyze Hospital And Health System Financial Data | Center on Health Insurance Reforms
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) Mc Court School of Public Policy Julia Burleson, Sabrina Corlette, Christine H. Monahan As policy makers work to stabilize the health care system and pursue long-term reforms, a more complete and nuanced understanding of hospital finances will be essential to directing…...