In a new sign of escalating tensions between state and federal officials, Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday he will sue the federal government to try to resolve a standoff over $2.2 billion in funding for hospitals and other health providers. […]
Medicare is fining a record number of hospitals – including more than 140 in Florida – for having too many patients return within a month for additional treatments, newly released federal records show. […]
In its toughest crackdown yet on medical errors, the federal government is cutting payments to 721 hospitals for having high rates of infections and other patient injuries, records released Thursday show. […]
The number of health insurance companies offering plans in the marketplaces this fall will increase by 25 percent, giving consumers more choices for coverage, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Tuesday. […]
ENROLLMENT QUESTIONS, WEBSITE TROUBLE PERSISTABOVE […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Surgeon General recently released a new report on the 50 years of progress in combatting the health consequences of smoking. […]
It is clearly accepted that the economic viability of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) is highly dependent on participation and buy-in by healthy Americans under the age of 35. […]
In a surprise move ahead of the Dec. 23 deadline to sign up for coverage taking effect Jan. 1, another implementation change to the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) was announced yesterday by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. […]
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES OPEN OCT. […]
In order to educate the public on the looming major implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA, aka Obamacare) health insurance options and walk the consumers through the enrollment process, Health and Human Services (HHS) has earmarked up to $67 million in grants for enrollment and outreach workers called “navigators,” with $7.8 million going to organizations in Florida. […]
House And Senate At Odds […]
