Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2021

In 2021, patients-as-health-consumers seek lower health care and prescription drug costs coupled with higher quality care, discovered by the patient advocacy coalition, Consumers for Quality Care. 90% conducted research into health care costs. 59% chose their health care provider based on cost.

COVID-19 127

COVID-19 Health Insurance Patient Advocacy Public Health 127

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system.

Patient Advocacy 144

Patient Advocacy Health Insurance Doctors HIPAA 144

Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2021

In 2021, patients-as-health-consumers seek lower health care and prescription drug costs coupled with higher quality care, discovered by the patient advocacy coalition, Consumers for Quality Care. 90% conducted research into health care costs. 59% chose their health care provider based on cost.

COVID-19 71

COVID-19 Health Insurance Patient Advocacy Public Health 71

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It is not just about following rules but about maintaining the highest standards of patient care and ethical behavior. Healthcare organizations must comply with many regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and various state-specific regulations.

Compliance Officers 71

Compliance Officers Compliance Patient Advocacy Regulatory Compliance 71

The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

I would add that the enactment (and some would say the design) of the ACA itself spurred payer consolidation. Payers are consolidating as well because of pressures to scale for clients across large geographical regions and to support costs of technology.

Hospitals 60

Hospitals ACA Patient Satisfaction Payment Systems 60

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

health care system from reinvigorating the ACA/Obamacare (the Joe Biden approach), with a call for a public option and/or “Medicare for those who want it” in Buttigieg-speak; with Medicare-For-All the other end of the policy spectrum, supported explicitly by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Political debates in this 2020 U.S.

Prescription Drug Pricing 108

Prescription Drug Pricing Medicare Medicare ACA 108

Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Becerra (“Braidwood”) , invalidating the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA’s”) mandate requiring health plans and health insurers offering health insurance coverage to provide coverage for preventative care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”).

ACA 52

ACA Health Insurance Patient Advocacy 52