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Health Policy
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Find out if a ‘deductible’ is really a deductible
One of the “simple” aspects of health insurance is – naturally – not always so simple. There’s been a lot…
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Explore causes of regional variations in premiums
We’ve had some discussion on AHCJ’s electronic discussion list and I’ve gotten some emails about why insurance rates or premiums…
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Looking at the people behind the Kentucky insurance numbers
Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention for the largely unexpected success of its health insurance exchange. The Washington Post’s…
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A deeper look at the employer mandate and the work week
The employer mandate was pushed back for 2014 and is being phased in more gradually in 2015-16. What portion of…
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Questions remain despite latest ACA enrollment numbers, projections
The latest ACA enrollment report (and the CBO projection that 6 million people would sign up for exchange coverage by…
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Blame game: Obamacare becomes scapegoat for all that’s wrong with health care
Blame it on Obamacare. That’s what you hear, over and over again. Anything in the health care system that someone…
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CMS: Interim ACO, bundled payment savings top $488 million
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released interim financial results for its various ACO and bundled payment initiatives…
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Find out if lack of health literacy keeps people from ACA benefits
Yet another study tells us how little the public knows about the Affordable Care Act, and how even the people…
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Mo. journalist reminds us that reform does little to improve actual delivery of care
“Health Policy” is the term we use to describe the changes being made to the U.S. health care system under…
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Cost report full of ideas for state-level stories on reform
We get inundated with reports and issue papers, but every once in a while it’s a good idea to pick…