HHS Essential Benefits 'Bulletin' Draws Tide Of CommentsKaiser Health NewsFebruary 2, 2012As the official window of time allowed for groups to react to the Department
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More bad news about "essential health benefits"
Yesterday we reported that some of the most politically powerful organizations in the nation have joined together in a coalition to try to weaken the
Beware the Essential Health Benefits Coalition
Essential Health Benefits CoalitionJanuary 31, 2012LetterTo: HHS Secretary Kathleen SebeliusFrom: Neil Trautwein, National Retail FederationRe: Request for Information on the Essential Health Benefits Bulletin HHS
Beware the Essential Health Benefits Coalition
HHS has proposed that "essential health benefits" for plans under the Affordable Care Act need meet only the minimal standard of state regulated plans in
Emanuel and Liebman predict the end of private insurance
The End of Health Insurance CompaniesBy Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Jeffrey B. LiebmanThe New York Times, January 30, 2012Hereās a bold prediction for the new
Emanuel and Liebman predict the end of private insurance
The policy community, as represented by Ezekiel Emanuel and Jeffrey Liebman, speaks in glowing terms about idealistic, altruistic accountable care organizations (ACOs) in which health
Paying for a free screening colonoscopy
'Free' preventive care can cost patients big money: Is procedure a screening or therapeutic?By Tom KiskenVentura County Star, January 28, 2012Patients are getting charged as
Paying for a free screening colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is one of several cancer screening tests that are covered 100 percent - no deductibles nor coinsurance are required. What separates out colonoscopy from
GAO report on Medicare Advantage risk adjustment
Medicare Advantage: CMS Should Improve the Accuracy of Risk Score Adjustments for Diagnostic Coding PracticesGAOJanuary 2012One of the greatest abuses of the private insurance industry
GAO report on Medicare Advantage risk adjustment
One of the greatest abuses of the private insurance industry is taking advantage of favorable selection. Through deceptive practices such as selective marketing, they enroll
Destroying England's National Health Service (as we know it)
How the Health and Social Care Bill 2011 would end entitlement to comprehensive health care in EnglandBy Allyson M Pollock, David Price, Peter Roderick, Tim
Destroying England’s National Health Service (as we know it)
How the Health and Social Care Bill 2011 would end entitlement to comprehensive health care in EnglandBy Allyson M Pollock, David Price, Peter Roderick, Tim