By Merrill Goozner | September 28, 2013
| Print Magazine
Congress' across-the-board sequestration cuts may deliver short-term savings, but at the expense of the long-term investment needed to generate even greater savings down the road. FULL STORY »
By Merrill Goozner | September 21, 2013
| Print Magazine
The never-ending and ill-informed debate in Washington over defunding Obamacare has almost entirely drowned out public understanding of the law's positive impact on the economy. FULL STORY »
By Merrill Goozner | September 07, 2013
| Print Magazine
Should people newly eligible for Medicaid be treated differently from people getting coverage on the exchanges or, for that matter, from those who get coverage through their employers? FULL STORY »
By Dr. John Di Capua | September 07, 2013
| Print Magazine
The majority of hospitals in the U.S. are struggling to transition from fee-for-service to capitated reimbursement directly tied to results. The best way to bridge that chasm is to transform the highest profile and most expensive component of most... FULL STORY »
By Merrill Goozner | August 31, 2013
| Print Magazine
This Labor Day, let us reflect on the trials of the millions of our fellow Americans who struggle to make ends meet in part-time and near-minimum wage jobs that do not provide health insurance. FULL STORY »
By Merrill Goozner | August 24, 2013
| Print Magazine
Amid all the anger aimed at the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, no aspect of that wide-ranging statute has drawn more ire than the Independent Payment Advisory Board. FULL STORY »
By Merrill Goozner | August 17, 2013
| Print Magazine
There was plenty of good news in the second-year results from the CMS' 30-day hospital readmissions penalty program, which was largely overlooked by the press. FULL STORY »
By Merrill Goozner | August 10, 2013
| Print Magazine
Taken together, the ACA delivery system reforms have significantly shifted the national discussion among healthcare leaders. They are now universally focused on improving quality while lowering costs. FULL STORY »
By Donald Susswein | August 03, 2013
| Print Magazine
Four key reforms to expand insurance coverage were intended to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle; in reality, they fit like pieces from four different jigsaw puzzles. FULL STORY »
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