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Congress votes to give states more say in defining small group insurance market
In 2016, the definition of “small business” or “small group” market was supposed to change under the Affordable Care Act.…
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Health care reform may be helping close the pay gap for primary care providers
We don’t usually post two consecutive items by the same health care reporter on different topics. But when I was…
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Hospital companies see fewer unpaid bills under ACA
A recent post by Bruce Japsen at Forbes makes a quick supplement to a post we did recently highlighting how…
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Two takes on measuring the effectiveness of research institute
Fred Schulte of the Center for Public Integrity took a look at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Created by…
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Exploring ‘preventable harm’ and making it accessible to readers
Vox’s Sarah Kliff, who has an AHCJ Reporting Fellowship on Health Care Performance, is writing a series about fatal, preventable…
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Look at how health quality measures have become a jungle
Quality measures are good, right? We all want our doctors and hospitals to follow best practices and be held to…
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Gauging ‘success’ at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, created by the Affordable Care Act, is trying new ways of delivering health care and…
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Add context to your reporting by recalling who Medicaid actually serves
Here is an article that stood out amid the tidal wave of media coverage of Medicare and Medicaid’s 50th anniversary…
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Medicaid expansion shapes hospital financial health
We’ve all written a lot about the “Medicaid gap” – the low-income people who can’t get coverage under the Affordable…
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Some hospitals slow to adopt new systems of care
We’ve told you over and over again on this blog that the Affordable Care Act isn’t just about coverage. It’s…