SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)—A year and a half after the Affordable Care Act brought widespread reforms to the U.S. healthcare system, Chicago’s Cook County Health & Hospitals System has made its first profit in 180 years. Seven hundred miles south, the fortunes of Atlanta’s primary public hospital, Grady Health System, haven’t improved, and it remains as…
Obamacare Ruling Ends Threat to U.S. Hospitals, Insurers
NEW YORK (Reuters)—The U.S. hospital and health insurance industries breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld subsidies for individuals under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. Shares in hospitals surged, with several hitting all-time highs, on the expectation that patients would be able to continue paying for services….
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Insurance Subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The U.S. Supreme Court preserved President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law on Thursday, upholding crucial tax subsidies while turning aside a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed the law. “After more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing…
Most Americans Want Congress to Ensure Obamacare Subsidies
(Reuters)—A majority of Americans say Congress should make sure Obamacare subsidies to buy health insurance are available nationwide if the Supreme Court rules that the payments in at least 34 states are illegal, according to a poll released on Tuesday. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll surveyed 1,200 people from June 2 to June 9 in…
Affordable Care Act By The Numbers
Predicted impact of government spending under Obamacare tells story of winners, losers in the healthcare reform effort
How Obamacare Is Expected to Impact Rheumatologists and Their Patients
Provisions of the Affordable Care Act may affect Medicare patient co-pays for high-priced drugs, alleviate the shortage of pediatric rheumatologists, and encourage greater coordination among specialty providers
Affordable Care Act Latest in Half-Century of Healthcare Reform
Highlights in 50-year timeline of national healthcare legislation, proposals, and policies since the Social Security Act was adopted in 1965
What the Affordable Care Act Means for Rheumatology
Expected to flood the healthcare system with an influx of insured patients, Obamacare will likely exacerbate physician shortages, worsen capacity issues for many rheumatologists, and pressure providers to deliver a measurable quality of care, but analysts say rheumatology patients will benefit from expanded insurance coverage options
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