Friends and foes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) alike tend to target the relative effectiveness of the (soon-to-be-repealed) individual mandate as the key factor behind relatively higher levels of insurance coverage since the law was enacted in 2010. ACA supporters might wish that the mandate was much stronger, but they still claim that its repeal will trigger rising premiums and leave … [Read more...] about The Real Hidden Tax on Increased Insurance Coverage
MACRA: Burden Of Proof Continues
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MACRA: The Burden of Proof
MACRA: The Burden of Proof by Carol Monaco The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a 2,398-page final rule implementing what is likely the most complex clinician payment program in Medicare’s history, known as the Quality Payment Program, born out of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 or MACRA. As MACRA is implemented, the hope of financial … [Read more...] about MACRA: The Burden of Proof
Watchdog: ObamaCare program made illegal payments
A nonpartisan government watchdog said Thursday that the Obama administration is violating the law by directing funds in an ObamaCare program to insurers instead of to the U.S. Treasury. Republicans, who had argued that the payments were illegal, hailed the Government Accountability Office (GAO) opinion. At issue is ObamaCare’s so-called reinsurance program, which is designed to stabilize … [Read more...] about Watchdog: ObamaCare program made illegal payments
Shock Your Doctor: Ditch Insurance And Pay In Cash
So a man walks his wife up to the receptionist’s desk at a surgery center to check her in for a minor invasive procedure. A smiling twenty-something woman in purple scrubs greets them. She chirps a handful of questions to make sure the wife’s file is current. As she scrolls down on her oversized computer monitor to verify the wife’s insurance information, the couple waits for the penny to … [Read more...] about Shock Your Doctor: Ditch Insurance And Pay In Cash