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Tag Archives: healthcare reform
The ACA has been live for a year. So why are millions still uninsured?
Last year, more than seven million people purchased health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) exchanges. At the same time, about six million Americans enrolled in states’ Medicaid programs. But despite this—and a mandate requiring people to obtain … Continue reading
Christine Burke Worthen Published by AHLA
Christine Burke Worthen, Of Counsel in our Fort Lauderdale office, was recently published by the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Her article, “Legal Considerations in Negotiating ACO Contracts: The New World of Risk Assumption, Enterprise Data Analytics, and Population Health Management,” … Continue reading
Posted in ACO, Care Delivery, Practice News
Tagged accountable care, accountable care organization, accountable care organizations, ACO, ACOs, Affordable Care Act, Broad and Cassel, care delivery, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, compliance, fee-for-service, Florida health law, health care, health care delivery, health care industry, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, healthcare reform, population health, population health management, quality, value-based reimbursement
Why Medicare Advantage costs taxpayers billions more than it should
Regulators have kept problems secret, and there’s no fix in sight, according to an article published by The Center for Public Integrity. Key Findings: Federal officials have made billions in “improper” payments to Medicare Advantage plans traced to risk score … Continue reading
Accountable Care Organizations and Patient Safety
By: Vanessa Reynolds The Affordable Care Act created incentives for Accountable Care Organization (ACO) providers to coordinate patient care across inpatient and outpatient settings to avoid unnecessary duplication of services and to improve patient outcomes. The latter are often dependent … Continue reading
Posted in ACO, Vanessa Reynolds
Tagged accountable care, accountable care organization, accountable care organizations, ACO, ACOs, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Broad and Cassel, Florida health law, health care, health care industry, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, healthcare reform, OIG, Patient Safety, quality, quality of care
CMS Releases Interim Financial Results for ACOs Enrolled in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
By: Fred Segal On January 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released interim financial results of the first contract year of its Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”). According to these results, ACOs that began the MSSP in … Continue reading
Posted in ACO, Fred Segal
Tagged ACA, accountable care, accountable care organization, accountable care organizations, ACO, ACOs, Broad and Cassel, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Florida health law, health care, health care industry, health law, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, healthcare reform, PPACA
Will We Ever Move Beyond a Patch for the “Doc Fix”?
By: Heather S. Miller Not surprising, House Speaker John Boehner announced there will be another twelve month patch for the 24% reduction in Medicare payments to physicians which is set to expire March 31st. As expected, the House and Senate … Continue reading
Electronic Health Records: Present State and Future Trends
By: Christine Burke Worthen Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there has been a flurry of activity in the realm of electronic health records (EHRs). From the realization that EHRs are a vital component to effectively manage … Continue reading
Posted in Reform, Technology
Tagged ACA, accountable care, Broad and Cassel, EHR, electronic health records, Florida health law, health care, health care industry, health law, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, healthcare reform, meaningful use, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, Triple Aim
Health Law Attorneys Participate in HCCA Regional Conference
Managing Partner Gabriel Imperato and Of Counsel Christine Worthen of our Fort Lauderdale office will be participating in the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) South Atlantic Regional Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on Friday, February 7, 2014. Imperato, as the … Continue reading
Some States See Surprisingly Good Enrollment in the Obamacare Healthcare Exchange Plans
By: Fred Segal The consensus opinion by just about every expert, journalist, and even the White House itself, is that the Government did a poor job in its execution of rollout of the Healthcare Exchanges under the Patient Protection and … Continue reading
Posted in Fred Segal, Reform
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, Broad and Cassel, health care, health law, Health Law Practice Group, Healthcare Exchanges, healthcare reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA, reform, regulatory, rollout
Gabriel Imperato to be Featured Speaker at Health Care Fraud Seminar
Gabriel Imperato, the managing partner of Broad and Cassel’s Fort Lauderdale office, will be a featured speaker next week at a seminar hosted by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia. Imperato will speak on the “Affordable Care Act … Continue reading
