Weekly Roundup: Health care news and notes
June 19, 2015 · NCQA
Every Friday NCQA gives a rundown of some of the health care news stories from the past week. Here are some of our picks for this week:
- What’s at stake when The Supreme Court rules on health plan subsidies. [Kaiser Health News]
- Medicare’s income-related premiums, a data note. [Kaiser Family Foundation]
- Quality and control, not choice, is what insurance customers want. [Modern Healthcare]
- Pennsylvania NCQA patient care medical homes are receiving shared savings and improved quality while reducing ER & hospitalization. [JAMA]
- How states are working to control prescription drug costs. [National Journal]
- The National Cancer Institute’s new multi-site trial will treat cancer based on mutation rather than site. [The Associated Press]
- Hospitals that are jumping into the insurance business are risking a rough landing. [Modern Healthcare]
- How the Affordable Care Act is changing Medicare and the challenges that remain. [Commonwealth Fund]
- Computer experts deliver insulin to diabetic kids. [The Wall Street Journal]
- Is the uninsured rate the lowest ever? [Kaiser Health News]
- Organ donation: State efforts have done little to close the supply gap. [Kaiser Health News]
- Consumers in grandfathered plans can face higher costs for preventive benefits. [Kaiser Health News]
- Medicare vies to keep accountable care organizations on board with more flexible rules. [Modern Healthcare]
- American Medical Association tables telemedicine ethical guidelines. [Modern Healthcare]
