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Restricted to two letter-size pages, a Health Care Brief Analysis summarizes some aspect or aspects of health care policy such as HSAs, health insurance reform, and retail medicine, presenting points for consideration in debates or responding to points that have been raised during these debates.
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Health Exchange Subsidies Will Reduce Employer Health Plans The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - the new health reform law - contains financial incentives for the states to establish health insurance exchanges where qualifying individuals and… |
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The Doctor’s Out. Where’s the Nurse? There is a looming physician shortage. Nonphysician primary care providers, or nurse practitioners, could help fill the gap. Nurse practitioners, also called advanced practice nurses in some states, h… |
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Crisis of the Uninsured: 2010 and Beyond One of the primary goals of the federal health reform law — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — is to ensure that all Americans have health insurance. In 2010, the number of… |
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Update on Federal Medicaid Funding Medicaid is a joint federal-state health program, primarily for the poor. At the federal level, Medicaid is an entitlement. Each enrollee has a right to benefits. However, federal funds are not distri… |
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An Accident Waiting to Happen: New York City's "Crash Tax" New York City is one of the latest municipalities to propose a "crash tax" to fund emergency services. More aptly described as an emergency service user fee, motor vehicle collisions and vehicle fires… |
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Affordable Health Plans Are an Endangered Species Beginning in 2014, most U.S. residents will be required to have health insurance coverage. However, provisions of the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) will limit the choice of health plans offered. Healt… |
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Emergency Medical Services: How Health Reform Could Hurt First Responders The scope of emergency services local governments provide has expanded over the years from fire fighting and rescue to providing advanced medical care, transport and a point-of-access to the health sy… |
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Reforming Medicare: The Affordable Care Act versus the Rivlin/Ryan Proposal Former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Alice Rivlin and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have offered a proposal to reduce projected Medicare and Medicaid spending. The provisions affecting Medicare a… |
