TheDallasMorningNews: Early retirees in Florida may be attracted by Obamcare’s federal subsidies, which could explain the state’s high enrollment numbers compared to its neighbors in the South, said NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in this article from The Dallas Morning News.
TheNewAmerican: A program like Obamacare needs strictly defined and enforced open season. With the Administration constantly making changes, the Obamacare exchanges are suffering, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an article from The New American.
Beckers Hospital Review: The limitations on telemedicine in Texas, Alabama and Georgia earned the 3 states an F, according to an NCPA report featured in an article from Beckers Hospital Review.
GovernmentHealthIT: Texas is fighting the growth of telemedicince – at the expense of those who need care, according to an NCPA report featured in a Government Health IT article.
ManagedHealthcareExecutive: The healthcare industry is seeing a collapse of consensus among insurers, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in this Managed Healthcare Executive article.
Politico: The NCPA’s report on telemedicine washighlighted in a Politico round-up article.
MHealth Intelligence: NCPA Research Associate Jennifer Vermeulen’s report on Texas telehealth policies was featured on MHealthIntelligence.
The Dallas Morning News: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick explains why the Obamacare exchanges in Texas are unsustainable in this article from The Dallas Morning News.
Bloomberg Business: Knowing the cost of tests upfront is the latest step towards consumers taking control of their healthcare dollars, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Bloomberg Business article.
WFAA Dallas: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick outlined some ways to use the money left in your Health Savings Account before you lose it at the end of the year in an interview with WFAA Dallas.
NCPA: An amicus brief, filed on behalf of the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, demonstrates the unconstitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and urges the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law as violating the exclusive Constitutional prerogative of the House of Representatives alone to originate tax laws.
OnewNewsNow: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick reveals that 2016 ObamaCare enrollment rates are most likely to be exceptionally low due to the high post-subsidy premium and deductible rates in a OneNewsNow story.
The Washington Examiner: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick explains that healthcare Co-Ops are failing because they are artificially lowering their prices to gain market share in a Washington Examiner story.
NCPA: The 50-year old Medicare program is not aging well; and that’s not good news for seniors, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick. The report identifies three factors driving Medicare towards bankruptcy.
One News Now: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick cautions ObamaCare enrollees away from automatic reenrollment, citing higher premiums associated with changes in enrollee’s wages, marital status, and location, in a One News Now story.
NCPA: Empowering seniors to take control of their own health spending and rewarding the doctors who coordinate patients’ care, as well as the providers that reduce patients’ costs and improve the quality of their treatment, could vastly improve the health of seniors on Medicare, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
RevCycle Intelligence: A RevCycle Intelligence article recalls NCPA research which showed that Medicare and CHIP fee adjustments are expected to generate financial consequences, indicating that pay-for-performance initiatives may drive physicians out of the industry due to insufficient payment rates.
Managed Healthcare Executive: “Slow drug approvals by FDA are unnecessarily holding back competition that could alleviate some of the price hikes on generic drugs,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Managed Healthcare Executive story.
The Street: “Consumers are making critical mistakes when shopping for healthcare coverage because they’re only looking at the monthly payments, and aren’t taking the time to compare other information. This is made especially difficult by unfriendly and cluttered provider web sites,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an article at The Street.
CNS News: Since the Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs are having so many implementation issues, NCPA Contributing Fellow Lawrence Pivnik suggests alternative, more easily implementable, and more private alternatives for storing patient information, in a CNS News story.
American Pharmacy News: “Wholesale generic drugs are facing less market competition, which is driving up their prices,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an American Pharmacy News story.
Modern Healthcare: “States are increasingly approving multiple healthcare facilities in one vicinity to promote market competition,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Modern Healthcare story.