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Hospitals Push for More Incentives
Large hospitals under the American Hospital Association are lobbying in hopes to allow them to apply for several incentive payments for adopting electronic health records. The regulations that passed in July only allow large hospitals to apply for one incentive … Continue reading
Posted in Federal, Healthcare Reform
Tagged Electronic Health Records, Hospitals, Lobbyist, Payment
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Health Care Reform Will Create Greater Demand, Increase Spending
By 2014, the individual mandate will require health insurance. This will cause a shift in the demand for services. Around 16 million people will buy health insurance in 2014 and will increase to 30 million by 2019. The study conducted … Continue reading
Eligible Children Not Enrolled in Health Insurance Programs
A study shows that about 5 million eligible children were not enrolled in health insurance programs such as Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The study also shows the 39 percent of those children live in three states: California, … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Health Care, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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Community Hospitals Struggling
Many community and independent hospitals around the country are struggling financially. They struggle with staff lay offs, service cuts, bank loans and lack of discounts from providers because they are not a part of a system. However, they are staying … Continue reading
Health Care Spending to Increase
Spending on health care is set to moderately increase. The study shows that health care spending will increase to almost 20 percent of the economy in 2010. Now health care spending accounts for 17 percent. In 2019, Americans, per person … Continue reading
Health Insurers Increase Premiums
Health insurers have filed for premium increases with state regulators. The requested increases range from 1%-9% and health insurers claim are a direct result of the health care reform law as the rise in premiums will cover extra benefits the … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Reform, Small Business
Tagged Costs, Health Care Reform, Premiums, Small Business
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More Americans Receive Care through ER, Not Primary Care
A study released by Health Affairs Journal details the waste in the health care system. The study showed that more than half of the 354 million doctor’s visits each year for acute medical attention are not made with the primary … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Reform, News
Tagged Doctors, Health Care, Hospitals, Primary Care Doctor
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Impact of Obesity on Health Care Spending
The Congressional Budget Office reported that the gap between health costs for normal weight versus obese Americans has increased over the past two years. The report shows that in 1987 health care cost 8 percent more to treat obese patients. … Continue reading
Health Care Reform Benefits Latinos
The Obama Administration announced a new website, www.CuidadoDeSalud.gov, a Spanish version of the Healthcare.gov, to describe the health care benefits for Latinos. The website comes to highlight specific benefits for the Latino population as almost one-third of Latinos is uninsured, … Continue reading
The Cost of Medical Malpractice
A report by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) shows that medical liability accounts for 2.4 percent of the yearly cost of health care. The report also showed that increasing the rights of the patient does practically nothing to lower … Continue reading
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