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More in the Affordable Care Act than the Mandate
May 25, 2012
The dual purpose of the ACA is patient protection and cost control.
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Affordable Care Act Implementation and How Hospital Medicine Can Help Lead Health Care
- Larry W. Holder, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Team
April 2, 2012
Former hospitalist calls for collective action from hospitalists nationwide
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Hospitalists Talk about Rebuilding Trust in Health Care
- Ankit Mehta MD FACP SFHM;
- Benji K. Mathews, MD, FACP, SFHM
May 2, 2022
Dr. Mehta Trust is fundamental to the practice of medicine. As the foundation of a therapeutic relationship, it’s essential for effective care delivery. Trust is a fragile bond, an agreement...
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Seven ways President Biden could now change health care
January 21, 2021
Democrats’ small majorities in both houses of Congress suggest that moderation and bipartisanship will be necessary to get things done.
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Biden plan to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60 faces hostility from hospitals
- Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
November 11, 2020
“Hospitals are very aware about generous commercial rates being replaced by lower Medicare rates.”
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Biden victory: What it means for COVID, health care
November 7, 2020
Biden’s agenda includes: Ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover uninsured Americans, and expanding Medicare and Medicaid.
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Medicare fines half of hospitals for readmitting too many patients
- Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News
November 4, 2020
A hospital will be penalized if its readmission rate is higher than expected given national trends in select categories.
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Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm career scientists
- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News;
- Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
September 22, 2020
If the executive branch were to overrule the FDA’s scientific judgment, a vaccine of limited efficacy and, worse, unknown side effects could be rushed to market.
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An unplanned career
- MHM;
- Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc
February 13, 2019
Dr. Patrick Conway says hospitalists have been primary drivers in the shift to value-based care.
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Medicare hospital deaths decline, hospice usage increases
June 26, 2018
During 2000-2015, Medicare recipients became less likely to die in hospitals.