News
CNN: Money | The painful new trend in Medicare
Because Medicare regulations are so short on specifics, the hospitals making the admission decision have come to rely on the same tool that the auditors reviewing that call down the road check with as well: screening programs created by private firms.
National Journal | Big Companies Eye Exchanges for Coverage
Large employers view the health reform law’s insurance exchanges as a viable option for some current and former employees, according to a survey from the National Business Group on Health released on Monday.
CNN: Money | Medicare: Avoid big rehab bills
When you need to go to rehab after a fall, illness or other medical problem, Medicare will fully cover the cost of your stay for up to 20 days as long as you've spent at least three days in the hospital as an inpatient.
RCM | With Healthcare Costs, the U.S. Is a Huge Outlier
In any comparison of healthcare costs in rich countries, the United States is an extreme outlier. This is true both in terms of the percentage of its income devoted to health and the absolute level of our health spending per person.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Cato Institute | Obamacare: The Road to Repeal Starts in the States
A critical mass of states could literally force Congress to repeal the Obama health law.
Blogs
Cato @Liberty | Replacing Obamacare: Cato Offers a Positive Solution
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled on Obamacare—the first of many challenges to reach it because, to paraphrase Nancy Pelosi, the more we learn about it, the more constitutional defects we find—the focus of public debate has returned to the policy arena.
