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Panelists talked about the nation’s preparedness for public health emergencies and explained how their agencies were coping with budget reductions and current emergency services. They…

The Alliance for Health Reform held a panel discussion with health insurance professionals about health care costs. Specifically, panelists asseessed health care price caps and the use of “reference…

Panelists detailed new proposals to lower federal Medicare spending through cost sharing. Plans included streamlining deductibles, combining Medicare’s Part A on hospital coverage and Part…

Medical and health policy experts talked about the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the Medicare Advantage program, a health plan offered by private companies that contract with…

Health care policy experts debated the impact of a new government regulation, beginning in 2014, that allow employers to offer workers who participate in wellness programs up to 30 percent…

Ed Howard of the Alliance for Health Reform led a panel discussion on the overall user experience with health insurance exchanges, including a look at a recent consumer survey conducted by…

Mental health experts and advocates talked about the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or the health care law, on mental health care coverage, behavioral health care organizations,…

Telemedicine officials from the government and from medical facilities from around the country talked about ways to save money and time, and to make health care more accessible through…

Panelists talked about challenges rural communities face in accessing health care coverage. They focused on federal initiatives to enhance health care access and an effort to hire and train…

Health care executives talked about admission policies for Medicare patients in hospitals. The panelists focused on what happens when patients are give “observation status” rather than…

Panelists talked about both long-term overall health care spending and spending on programs such as medicare. They also proposed solutions for slowing down spending on both.

Medicare experts gave an overview of the Medicare program to congressional staffers. The program began with a 7-minute video on the history and evolution of Medicare. Among the topics the…

Panelists talked about health spending and the potential for costs to increase as the population ages. Panelists argued that stabilizing health spending and targeting it in ways that ensure…

Panelists talked about two state health exchanges and discussed the results of a study of state-based insurance exchanges. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets October…