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August 2013 Review – Health on the Hill
August 13, 2013
August 2013 Review – Health on the Hill August 13, 2013 The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted with assumptions that health insurance coverage would expand. As an offset to coverage expansion, provider payments were to be reduced over time, presumably corresponding with increased levels of Medicaid, health benefit exchange or private sector insurance coverage….
January 2013 Review – Who Is Going to Clean Up This Mess?
January 4, 2013
January 2013 Review – Who Is Going to Clean Up This Mess? January 4, 2013 A feature of the Affordable Care Act, as modified by the U.S. Supreme Court, provides substantial federal funding for states to expand Medicaid, the program thatpays for health care for low-income people. It is up to the Governor and General Assembly to…
August 2012 Review – Palliative Care and POST: Enhancing End-of-Life Care in Virginia
August 3, 2012
August 2012 Review – Palliative Care and POST: Enhancing End-of-Life Care in Virginia August 3, 2012 The American health care system is facing pressure to deliver high quality care at a reduced cost. As the population ages the need for health care services increases. Our health care system must seriously consider different models of care for those suffering from chronic progressive illness….
April 2012 Review – The Value in Transparency
April 24, 2012
April 2012 Review – The Value in Transparency April 24, 2012 Hospitals and health systems often are called upon by the General Assembly, state agencies and the public to improve the quality of health care and control costs. While some success has been achieved, real change is difficult due to a lack of transparency between and among care settings and…
December 2011 Review – Clinical Integration: Road to Improving Virginia’s Health Care Delivery System
December 29, 2011
December 2011 Review – Clinical Integration: Road to Improving Virginia’s Health Care Delivery System December 29, 2011 Amidst all the uncertainty and challenges facing the hospital and health system field, there are a few near certainties: Dec. 2011 Review – Clinical Integration
August 2011 Review – Healthy Business Improving the Health of Virginia’s Workforce
August 1, 2011
August 2011 Review – Healthy Business Improving the Health of Virginia’s Workforce August 1, 2011 Increasing efficiency. Raising the quality bar. Controlling costs. Maintaining a stable workforce. These words have been staples in the health care vocabulary for years. They are being uttered on a daily basis by someone in the health care field, but now they are being heard everywhere….