Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

These are the technical specifications from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) instructing hospitals how to report readmissions Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: FAQs for Risk Standardized Hospital Outcome Measures

As national health care reforms continue to be implemented, there has been increased attention on patient outcomes from hospitalizations.  Beginning Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Letter to State Insurance Commissioners on Cancelled Policies

Here is the letter sent to state insurance commissioners by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Consumer Continue reading →

BREAKING: Dr. Vivek Murthy Nominated as Surgeon General

Today, President Obama announced his intent to appoint Vivek Hallegere Murthy for Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading →

HHS Changes Rules for Cancelled Health Insurance Policies

Today President Barack Obama announced changes to the rules for existing health insurance plans as the full implementation of the Continue reading →

1st Monthly Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Report

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has released the first monthly report Continue reading →

4th National ACO Congress: Health Care Transformation is Really Hard, and Takes a Long Time

The fourth annual National Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Congress was held this week in Los Angeles, California. The inaugural conference, Continue reading →

RWJF-Health Affairs Policy Brief: Navigators and Assisters

This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Health Affairs policy brief describes the different roles of navigators and assisters for enrolling applicants for Continue reading →