Search results for "Cost sharing"
A changing landscape: The trajectory of Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage is changing the landscape of how care is delivered and reimbursed, and the number of enrollees in such plans is quickly growing.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/a-changing-landscape-the-trajectory-of-medicare-advantage.htm
1 Nov 2022
New year, new chances to advocate for physicians, patients
ACP played an essential role in several important health policy wins for physicians and their patients in 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/new-year-new-chances-to-advocate-for-physicians-patients.htm
1 Jan 2023
Health policy after the election
The 2016 elections will have huge consequences for health policy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2016
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jan 2020
Employer exemptions can create gaps in preventive services
The prospect of universal health insurance coverage was threatened when the Supreme Court carved out exemptions to employer-based health coverage, ACP's president says in his column about the College's support of the Affordable Care Act and preventive services without cost sharing.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2014
The 2020 election and the future of health care
Regardless of the election outcome, it will take determination to make ACP's vision of “Better Is Possible” a reality moving forward.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/the-2020-election-and-the-future-of-health-care.htm
1 Oct 2020
Expenditures may be higher in hospital-owned versus physician-owned organizations
Organizations owned by hospitals or multihospital systems had higher expenditures over a 3-year period than organizations owned by physicians, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/28/1.htm
28 Oct 2014
Improving rural health takes effort, energy
The need for improvements in the prevention of obesity and diabetes rates in poor and underserved communities has driven new outreach programs that range from smoking cessation in high school to dietary support in grocery stores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/rural-health.htm
1 Sep 2015
Higher copayments lead to more hospitalizations
Nipro syringes and needle sets recalledSibutramine contraindicated in patients with CVD
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/6.htm
2 Feb 2010
New herpes zoster vaccine brings familiar challenges
A new vaccine should be considered the preferred option for prevention of shingles in adults and should be given in place of the existing one, but it brings with it familiar considerations: efficacy, insurance, and patient communication.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/new-herpes-zoster-vaccine-brings-familiar-challenges.htm
1 Feb 2018