Weekly Roundup: Health care news and notes
July 31, 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:
- CMS new proposal to cover end-of-life counseling is not renewing death-panel fears. [National Journal]
- 10,000 people are now enrolling in Medicare – every day. [Forbes]
- Antibiotic resistance targeted in 21st century cures act. [MedPage Today]
- Medicare and Medicaid mark a milestone. [The Washington Post]
- Takeaways from Alaska’s Medicaid expansion. [The Wall Street Journal]
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes more observation money, but it’s a package deal. [AIS Health]
- The future of health care: hacking, hospitals, technology and more. [The Wall Street Journal]
- Study: The right incentives drive success in medical home. [AAFP]
- Lives grow longer, and health care’s challenges change. [The New York Times]
- Panel: More public health money will save money and lives. [HealthLeaders Media]
- Feds say 7.5m people paid an average penalty of $200 for not having health insurance. [Kaiser Health News]
- States may tap hospitals to help pay for Medicaid expansion in 2017. [Modern Healthcare]
- Five challenges that are facing Medicaid at 50. [Kaiser Health News]
- NCQA app aids in finding quality doctors & insurers. [HealthData Management]
- Consumers’ satisfaction with coverage is linked to out-of-pocket expenses. [Kaiser Health News]
