Category: ACA
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Better Healthcare Policy Group convenes in Washington, DC
March 14, 2024 The Better Healthcare Policy Group convened a meeting at the American College of Surgeons in Washington, DC, to catalyze discussions on the implementation of the Better Care Plan. The gathering included a diverse group of nearly 40 payers, employer coalitions, providers, patient advocates, patient safety and health quality professionals convening to discuss…
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The Better Care Plan Advantage
Peter A. Wadsworth (LinkedIn 12/11/2020) The Better Care Plan is a national health strategy to improve the affordability of health coverage and the quality of care received by Americans. It was developed by these eight senior healthcare executives, economists, and health policy researchers. Conclusions Medicare Advantage plans currently outperform Medicare fee-for-service (Parts A, B and…
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Medicare-for-All Part II: A Risk Assessment
Medicare-for-All Part II: A Risk assessment published on LinkedIn August 30, 2019. There are substantial obstacles to MFA becoming law, which render MFA a high-risk proposition that could crowd out more moderate legislative proposals, include: Elimination of Private Health Insurance (Sec. 107), an industry that represents more than 6 % of our Gross Domestic Product. The Freedom…