New Programs Announced for Accountable Care Organization Initiative

Photo by Military Health via Flickr Donald M. Berwick, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services speaks at the Military Health System conference in January. Facing strong criticism of the proposed regulation for accountable care organizations (ACOs) the Obama administration announced new options Tuesday to lure hesitant doctors and hospitals. ACOs are a new delivery [...]

The Constitutionality of the Health Care Law’s Individual Mandate: An Oxford-Style debate

Article written by Shuchita Madan March 5, 2011   On March 2, 2011, the Brookings Institution hosted an Oxford Style debate analyzing the constitutionality of the individual mandate, a major provision requiring individuals to purchase health insurance.  The debate was moderated by William Galston, a Senior Fellow and Ezra K. Zikha chair in Governance Studies [...]

Len Nichols Participates on Panel for New America Foundation

March 3, 2011 On February 25, 2011, Len M. Nichols was part of a panel at The New America Foundation   along with Shannon Brownlee, Acting Director of the Health Policy Program and Christine Bechtel, Vice President of the National Partnership for Women and Families. The topic was on the Dartmouth Atlas paper Improving Patient Decision-Making [...]

Highlights from The National Governors Association Meeting, Health and Human Services Committee

Article written by Shuchita Madan March 1, 2011 The National Governors Association     held their Winter Meeting this past weekend in D.C. On Sunday, March 1, 2011, Len M. Nichols participated on the Health and Human Services Committee panel   where the focus of discussion was on the sustainability of Medicaid, I have summarized some points [...]

Analysis of the National Public Radio (NPR) Series: Primary Care Under Pressure

Article written by Shuchita Madan February 2, 2011 National Public Radio released a 3 part series titled, “Pressure on Primary Care”, which focuses on the changing landscape of delivering primary care.The problem: Americans aging and not enough physicians to treat them. It is predicted that by 2030, 70 million Americans will be older than 65, [...]

Len Nichols Participated in a Panel on Exchanges at the American Hospital Association’s Annual Conference

May 24, 2010 Written by Shuchita Madan   Len Nichols, along with Jon Kingsdale (Executive Director of Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector)  and Joel Ario (Insurance Commissioner for Pennsylvania Insurance Department)   presented to the members of the American Hospital Association’s  at the Annual Meeting on April 26, 2010.  The three participants gave their presentation on [...]

Len Nichols Emphasizes the Benefits of Health Reform for Businesses

April 21, 2010 Written by Shuchia Madan Companies such as Boeing  and Caterpillar Inc.  claim they will report a decrease in their earnings as a result of health reform because they no longer can receive a tax break for retirees’ drug benefits. When companies show that they have a charge of $ 1 billion on [...]

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