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Category Archives: Healthcare reform
5 Fun Facts About the New York Health Insurance Marketplace AKA The New York State of Health
I had the pleasure of hearing Elizabeth R. Benjamin, MSPH, JD, Vice President, Health Initiatives, Community Service Society, of New York, at a presentation she gave on the new insurance marketplace for the New York Chapter of the Association of … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform, Obamacare
Tagged Affordable Care Act, enrollment, healthcare marketplace, New York, NYS of Health
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5 Wild Healthcare Stories Happening Right Now
In my journal of “healthcare is going to hell in a handbasket” this week, I’ve got a few items that will either make you laugh or cry. Hopefully, after that, you’ll mobilize yourself to fight for equity in health care … Continue reading
10 Ways Healthcare Reform Might Help People with Disabilities
Healthcare reform discussions frequently center on the changes anticipated for the general population. But people with disabilities — about 56 million in the United States — are generally left out of the healthcare reform picture. That absence is not unusual. … Continue reading
Posted in disability, Healthcare reform
Tagged access to care, accountable care organizations, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, Independence at Home, Lisa Iezzoni, long term care, mental health, patient centered medical homes, physical disabilities
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At Last, Women’s Essential HealthBenefits Now In Health Reform
This is a great day for women’s health — and we need many more like these as we go forward. The day has come when health reform is actually helping women, giving women parity with men. I’ll be running a … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform, women's health
Tagged abortion, contraception, parity, women's right to choose
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Pre-ACA, Insured Face Exorbitant Costs.With Accountable Care Act, People Will See Caps, Save $$
Vast numbers of Americans do not understand how the Affordable Care Act will make their expenditures for healthcare a heck of a lot more affordable. I am talking about the 80% of American voters who have insurance now, who misguidedly … Continue reading
Posted in Health insurance, Healthcare reform
Tagged catastrophic costs, costs, insured, out-of-pocket costs
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On Don Berwick and the Future of Healthcare Reform
I am supposed to be in a thankful mood, but I can’t help feeling that the bah-humbug mood has come early, with the forced departure of Don Berwick, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Berwick was … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform
Tagged Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Don Berwick, Obama, quality, quality improvement
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Confused About What Health Reform Has to Offer: Sept. 23rd Marks One Year with New Patient Protections
You may not love every single bit of health reform coming down the pike, but make no mistake about it: new patient protections that went into effect one year ago had their one-year anniversary Sept. 23. I think health reform, … Continue reading
Really!!: 30% of Employers Will Drop Health Insurance by 2014
The week opened with this scary bit of front-page news, linking it directly to Obama’s health overhaul. I counted 173 accounts of the study on Google. I have to say that many early accounts seemed to paraphrase a press release, … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform
Tagged Accountable Care Act, Anthony Weiner, Kate Pickert, lack of transparency, McKinsey & Co., Nancy-Ann DeParle, study methods, study quality, Swampland, White House blog
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