Shumlin administration to pitch health care “exchange” plan to lawmakers on Tuesday
“The biggie that most people will be clamoring for is how we move forward with the insurance market,” Lunge said.
State to try “bundled” health care payment pilot program
The state and hospital association applied to operate programs that would include bundled payments rather than a traditional fee-for-service payment where patients pay for each operation, test or visit individually.
New federal, state rules for health care insurance rattle businesses
“Expense and predictability, those are the two huge components out there,” Malek said. “What’s it going to cost, and when will I know what it’s going to cost?”
McDonald: Health care report ignores some big questions
The most stunning aspect of the report, however, is what it ignores: There is no mention of how to fund such a system, and there is no discussion of how this system will affect Vermonters, Vermont businesses, and Vermont’s network of health care providers.
Conservative groups push for early release of Green Mountain Care financing
The conservative advocacy group Vermonters for Health Care Freedom and the National Federation of Independent Businesses are petitioning the Vermont Legislature to introduce a law that will require the board to release the financing mechanism for a single-payer style plan by Sept. 15, 2012.
Green Mountain Care Board begins health care reform effort in earnest
Dr. Allan Ramsay, who will focus on payment reform, said the first step is to “get everybody on board with what we define as value in the health care system.”
McCauliffe: Private medical practices dwindle – should patients care?
In 2009, Medicare cut private practice payments for certain heart studies by 40 percent, while increasing reimbursement to hospitals by 5 percent. So the payment for the same service in a hospital setting is now 45 percent higher than if done in a private office.
Vermont’s 2012 hospital budgets show dramatic drop in cost trajectory
Budgets totaling $2.059 billion for Vermont’s 14 hospitals were approved Thursday by Steve Kimbell, commissioner of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA).
Speaker Smith appoints Rep. Fisher to chair House Health Care Committee
Speaker Shap Smith today announced the appointment of Rep. Michael Fisher as the chair of the House Committee on Health Care.
Gov. Shumlin appoints Rep. Larson to head DVHA
Mark Larson will head the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA). Larson, who serves in the house, replaces Susan Besio as commissioner.
