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1. Share of Cost, Long-Term Care Premium Protection and Other Key Health Care Bills Pass California Legislature A number of important health care bills passed the California State Legislature last week. One bill, AB 999 authored by Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee Chair Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) protects consumers from excessive premium rate increases by modifying the long-term care insurance (LTC) premium rate development process. It also helps consumers make more informed choices […]...
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5. Share of Cost, Early Lessons From Four ‘Aligning Forces For Quality’ Communities Bolster The Case For Patient-Centered Care Share of Cost, Early Lessons From Four 'Aligning Forces For Quality' Communities Bolster The Case For Patient-Centered Care ...
6. New Federal Campaign to End Use of Antipyschotic Drugs as Chemical Restraints in Nursing Homes New Federal Campaign to End Use of Antipyschotic Drugs as Chemical Restraints in Nursing Homes...
7. Celebrating 2 Years of Health Care Reform: Successes, Challenges and More Good to Come Celebrating 2 Years of Health Care Reform: Successes, Challenges and More Good to Come...
8. Share of Cost, Medicare’s New Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program is Likely to Have Only a Small Impact on Hospital Payments Share of Cost, Medicare's New Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program is Likely to Have Only a Small Impact on Hospital Payments ...
9. Fact Sheet on Affordable Care Act & Americans with Disabilities This fact sheet from HealthCare.gov describes what the Affordable Care Act means for Americans with disabilities. The Act will stop insurance company discrimination based on a preexisting condition.  Beginning in 2014 the law will prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage or charging more to a person based on their medical history. It will also provide new choices for long-term supports and […]...
10. Documentary Film Shows How Good Health Care Can Be Available to All at a Fraction of the Cost Documentary Film Shows How Good Health Care Can Be Available to All at a Fraction of the Cost...
11. Share of Cost, Large Increases In Spending On Postacute Care In Medicare Point To The Potential For Cost Savings In These Settings Share of Cost, Large Increases In Spending On Postacute Care In Medicare Point To The Potential For Cost Savings In These Settings ...
12. Share of Cost, Obama Administration Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Fight Fraud Share of Cost, Obama Administration Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Fight Fraud...
13. Private-Payer Innovation In Massachusetts: The ‘Alternative Quality Contract’ Private-Payer Innovation In Massachusetts: The 'Alternative Quality Contract'...
14. Share of Cost, High-quality preschool program produces long-term economic payoff High-quality preschool program produces long-term economic payoff ...
15. The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion that upholds the Affordable Health Care Act The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion that upholds the Affordable Health Care Act This includes the individual mandate for coverage.  The case challenged the constitutionality of several parts of the law, including the rule that most people in the U.S. must get health coverage.   We will continue to carry out provisions of the […]...