Search results for "Cost sharing"
‘Tectonic’ change involves new reimbursement models
An expert offers four recommendations for tackling value and care model innovation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/tectonic-change-involves-new-reimbursement-models.htm
1 Feb 2019
Accurate coding of the Initial Preventive Physical Examination
It is important for internists to understand and plan for the Initial Preventive Physical Examination, a one-time visit for new Medicare beneficiaries.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/coding.htm
1 Oct 2014
There's more to Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit
Clinicians and office staff can benefit from a refresher course about how to code claims correctly for prompt payment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/coding.htm
1 Nov 2014
Transparency needed for successful health care reform
Physician silence on gun control puts children and adults at risk from a person using firearms to harm them, in their classrooms, in their own homes, in their workplaces and on their neighborhood streets.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2013
Democrats overplay their hand on health care policy
The newly elected Democratic majority that took charge of Congress last January promised an ambitious health care agenda.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/washington.htm
1 Feb 2008
Now begin the nuts and bolts of health care reform
The American College of Physicians begins an educational campaign to introduce health care reform to its members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2010
What should physicians contribute to deficit reduction?
ACP has proposed that Congress create a national, physician-led initiative to promote high-value care, promote research into comparative effectiveness, and reduce the needless expense of defensive medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2011
What would a happy health care New Year look like?
There are five ways that lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats alike, and President Trump can work together on real solutions to the real problems in the American health care system.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/what-would-a-happy-health-care-new-year-look-like.htm
1 Jan 2018
Does ACA coverage really make a difference?
Patients with health insurance have better outcomes and enjoy better quality of life. The Affordable Care Act is offering more people access, even though cost-sharing may still put better care out of reach.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2015
‘Rationing’ charge prevents real discourse on health care costs
Critics have unfairly attacked health care reform. But proponents haven't been straightforward about its costs. The truth involves how resources get allocated.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2011