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Obama seeks to mobilize grass roots to help advance health law

Presdient Barack Obama spoke to the group Organizing for Action and said the role of these volunteers in terms of putting the new health care plan in place and advancing other second-term initiatives is critical -- especially as the August congressional recess approaches.

24 Jul 2013

NextGen Healthcare introduces collaborative care project with Florida Blue and Availity

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of health care information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of a collaborative care project with Florida's largest health insurer, Florida Blue, and Availity, a top health information network to improve health care delivery for Florida residents.

23 Jul 2013

IT issues pose challenges for health law

News outlets also report on how other changes are affecting small business owners, hospitals and students.

23 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 22, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the continuing efforts in opposition to the health law as well as a Washington Post investigation into a "flaw" in U.S. health care pricing.

22 Jul 2013

Longer looks: Immigrant health tied to their status; one end-of-life expert confronts a personal journey

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20 Jul 2013

Lower premiums in health exchanges -- but only if right people buy; other state online marketplace news

CBS News looks at the dynamics of the health exchanges. In the meantime, officials in Minnesota and Maryland are weighing how to educate consumers about the nuances of the marketplaces, while private organizations are filling that role in Texas.

20 Jul 2013

EHR enables physicians to assist patients faster, help combat vaccine-preventable diseases

Using an Electronic Health Record system to automate the immunization data shared between health providers and public health agencies enables physicians to assist individual patients faster and more effectively, while also providing more immediate, cohesive community data to the agencies tasked with promoting public health.

20 Jul 2013

Based on preliminary insurance premiums, HHS sees lower-than-expected Obamacare costs

Coverage of health law implementation issues include reports about a recent Department of Health and Human Services analysis that concluded premium costs would be less than initially projected in 11 states, as well as news about rate shock, the role of the health law in triggering a shift to part-time work and other issues.

20 Jul 2013

In a major pitch, Obama says health law is benefiting consumers

In a Thursday White House speech, President Barack Obama stepped into his role as the overhaul's campaigner-in-chief and talked about the millions of Americans who are already benefiting from insurance benefits.

20 Jul 2013

Health law implementation continues to trigger friction across party lines, and among Democrats

After a weekend of high-profile action related to the health law, news outlets note that polls indicate the it remains a divisive issue -- a point that was evident with this week's House vote to delay the employer and individual mandates, as well as Democrats' reactions to it.

20 Jul 2013

Small business owners anxious about health law, Chamber survey finds

Small business owners are increasingly concerned about the law's impact, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, while Karen Ignagni of the nation's biggest trade group of insurers says the nation's focus must move to reducing the cost of health care.

19 Jul 2013

Coverage campaign: The White House effort 'to sell' the health law

The Washington Post details how the White House plans to sell the health law and to persuade young people to buy health insurance. Meanwhile, The Hill reports on how a public relations contract related to Obamacare is being boosted by $33 million.

19 Jul 2013

Obama's Thursday speech to tout health law benefits

The president's chief spokesman said the speech will focus on how the overhaul is helping keep health-insurance rates low and resulting in rebates to some Americans.

19 Jul 2013

House slated to take another run at scrapping the health law

Republican leaders in the House have scheduled votes Wednesday on bills that would delay implementation of the overhaul's employer and individual mandates. According to the Associated Press, these efforts mark the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to undo the law or major provisions.

18 Jul 2013

State highlights: Minn. health plans stockpile nearly $2B in cash; Calif. law to offer health care to immigrants in U.S. illegally

After four straight years of profitable growth, Minnesota's health plans have stockpiled a substantial surplus of cash reserves. The health insurance companies, which get nearly three-quarters of their business from state and federal programs, now have more than $1.9 billion in reserves -- $1.3 billion more than required by state law, according to a review by Twin Cities health care analyst Allan Baumgarten (Crosby, 7/15).

17 Jul 2013

Three health systems form new initiative to improve healthcare services

Abington Health, Aria Health and Einstein Healthcare Network announced today the development of a new initiative that will enable the three health systems to work collaboratively while remaining independent as they prepare for the demands of national health reform.

16 Jul 2013

How will health exchanges work? Business versions may offer clues

News outlets look at how the health law's new online insurance marketplaces might work and examine the experiences of employees participating in private corporate exchanges. Others examine what some critics view as opportunities for fraud and bad actors.

16 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Disability insurance 'time bomb;' Leavitt on the lessons of Medicare Part D's rollout; Boys and eating disorders

Social Security for retirement and Medicare are the best known of the major entitlement programs with looming financial disasters. While some argue about when they will run out of money, their projected 75-year unfunded liabilities grow larger every year and now total $40 trillion, much worse thereafter. But the ticking time bomb of entitlement reform is Social Security's Disability Insurance Fund (Michael J. Boskin, 7/14).

16 Jul 2013

Insurers could be caught in health law's smoker glitch; Student health plans to get an upgrade

As the health overhaul's implementation marches on, the Obama administration has limited a provision relating to the cost of smokers' premiums and one news outlet looks at the effects on plans available to college students.

16 Jul 2013

ACO pioneers face decision deadline

Modern Healthcare reports that Medicare Pioneers have until July 15 to let the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services know if they plan to stay in the program for a second year. Meanwhile, the Connecticut Mirror offers a picture of how accountable care organizations work.

16 Jul 2013

Health Reform News and Research

Obama seeks to mobilize grass roots to help advance health law

NextGen Healthcare introduces collaborative care project with Florida Blue and Availity

IT issues pose challenges for health law

First Edition: July 22, 2013

Longer looks: Immigrant health tied to their status; one end-of-life expert confronts a personal journey

Lower premiums in health exchanges -- but only if right people buy; other state online marketplace news

EHR enables physicians to assist patients faster, help combat vaccine-preventable diseases

Based on preliminary insurance premiums, HHS sees lower-than-expected Obamacare costs

In a major pitch, Obama says health law is benefiting consumers

Health law implementation continues to trigger friction across party lines, and among Democrats

Small business owners anxious about health law, Chamber survey finds

Coverage campaign: The White House effort 'to sell' the health law

Obama's Thursday speech to tout health law benefits

House slated to take another run at scrapping the health law

State highlights: Minn. health plans stockpile nearly $2B in cash; Calif. law to offer health care to immigrants in U.S. illegally

Three health systems form new initiative to improve healthcare services

How will health exchanges work? Business versions may offer clues

Viewpoints: Disability insurance 'time bomb;' Leavitt on the lessons of Medicare Part D's rollout; Boys and eating disorders

Insurers could be caught in health law's smoker glitch; Student health plans to get an upgrade

ACO pioneers face decision deadline

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