Healthcare.gov Enrollment Count Drops by 3.8%
According to an update from Thursday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Healthcare.gov enrollment numbers drop compared to enrollment numbers in 2018. The update showed that 8.4 [...]
Hospitals will Publicly Post Prices Online in 2019
In an effort to make prices transparent and easily accessible for patients, a final rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued in April is starting to [...]
Texas Judge’s Ruling on ACA Impedes Medicaid Expansion Plans
On Friday, a federal judge from Texas had ruled that the Affordable Care Act, ACA, is unconstitutional, and has in turn caused some difficulties in Medicaid expansion. The federal judge, [...]
Health Spending Slowed in 2017
According to the new annual report published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Office of the Actuary, the U.S. healthcare spending growth had decreased from 2016 to 2017. [...]
Telehealth Not As Prominently Utilized in Medicare
In a report to Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stated that telehealth has the potential to provide valuable care without an increase in cost. Although promising, [...]
ACA Early Enrollment Drops Compared to 2017 Rates
In the first two weeks of early enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a total of 1,176,232 people enrolled in a health plan for the 2019 fiscal year. Of [...]
States Given Flexibility in Insurance Markets with Waivers
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a guidance that gave states more power to overhaul their own individual insurance markets through the 1332 waiver. The waiver [...]
Republicans Pressured to Keep Promise on Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage
According to GOP leaders, House and Senate Republicans stated that they want to retry their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in 2019. Despite their efforts to [...]
CMS Unveils New Initiative for Medicare User Experience
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) unveiled a new initiative to enhance the user experience for Medicare beneficiaries. The eMedicare initiative aims to give users a more personalized [...]