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HHS unveils $1B program to fund second round of health care innovation awards May 23, 2013 The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department announced that it will fund a second round of grants for health care innovation projects designed to lower costs and improve care delivery and outcomes.
Survey finds most employers plan to keep full-time workers' health benefits May 23, 2013 According to an International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans survey, most employers expect to continue providing full-time workers with health insurance benefits after the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented.
Most physicians believe health IT will drive up costs May 23, 2013 Most physicians think that the use of health IT systems ultimately will result in higher costs, according to a report from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
More physicians adopting new business models, practice techniques because of changing health care system May 23, 2013 Kaiser Health News reports that more doctors are experimenting with new business models and practice techniques as they face falling reimbursement rates and rising demands from the federal government and insurers to boost quality and lower costs.
AASM actions to ensure sleep services are covered in state exchanges May 23, 2013 The creation of the new state exchanges presents a number of potential opportunities and challenges for the AASM. In the last few months, the AASM has contacted various stakeholders to ensure sleep services are covered in each state exchange.
Senators Baucus and Hatch ask for advice on replacing SGR May 15, 2013 In a recent letter to health letter to health care providers, Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) sought input on how to permanently replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. Congress routinely has passed legislation to delay cuts called for by the SGR, but physicians face substantial reductions in their Medicare reimbursements each time the "doc fix" expires. The most recent doc fix delayed the cuts until January 1, 2014, at which time physicians face about a 25% reduction to Medicare reimbursement rates.
Poll finds half of small businesses believe ACA will negatively affect their business May 15, 2013 According to a new Gallup poll, forty-eight percent of small businesses believe that the Affordable Care Act will negatively affect their business. The poll found that just 9% of employers said the law would be good for their businesses.
Health and Human Services announces $150M exchange enrollment initiative May 15, 2013 Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a $150 million initiative aimed at helping community health centers enroll uninsured patients in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges, which open for enrollment on October 1, 2013.
Aetna lowers first-year estimates for exchange enrollment May 08, 2013 Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini stated that the company has reduced its first-year estimates for how many individuals it expects to enroll in health insurance exchanges. Mr. Bertolini said, "The process required to sign up, to get the subsidies, is going to take some time." He added, "I think this is a two-year ramp to get the individual exchanges up to a level where customers are going to feel appropriate signing up."
Affordable Care Act update on coverage, employers & insurers May 08, 2013 Health experts say the amount of money that states spend on consumer assistance during the first year of the ACA's insurance exchanges could have a "major impact" on the number of residents who obtain health coverage.

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