by Andrew McGuire | Jul 9, 2011 | News
Assessing the Financial Health of Medicaid Managed Care Plans and the Quality of Patient Care They Provide By Michael J. McCue, D.B.A., and Michael H. Bailit, M.M. The Commonwealth Fund, June 15, 2011 In many states, Medicaid programs have contracted out the delivery...
by Sylvia Moore | May 17, 2011 | News
Millions of uninsured Americans will get health coverage from the newly implemented Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but simply having insurance isn’t enough. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein of Physicians For a National Health Program write...
by Andrew McGuire | May 16, 2011 | News
2011 Milliman Medical Index Milliman May 2011 The annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) measures the total cost of healthcare for a typical family of four covered by a preferred provider plan (PPO). 2011 cost is $19,393 (an increase of $1,319, or 7.3% over 2010) 83.1%...
by Andrew McGuire | May 16, 2011 | News
by nyceve We need to hear from you. Please tell us how and whether your life has improved, and your costs have decreased, due to the initial implementation of the Affordable Care Act. I will use some of your stories at the Netroots Nation health policy panel. I need...
by Andrew McGuire | May 13, 2011 | News
Why continue to build a movement for single payer now? It’s the key to lasting economic recovery By Walter Heath The people of Massachusetts have four years’ experience with the healthcare payment system that is the template for the Patient Protection and Affordable...