Subtitle B “Immediate Actions to Preserve and Expand Coverage “of Title I has following sections. Sec. 1101. Immediate access to insurance for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition.  Government is to establish an interim pool for high risk individuals soon after the passage of this bill.  The management of this pool could be done by government [...]

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To better orient the nation‟s health care system toward health promotion and disease prevention, a set of initiatives will provide the impetus and the infrastructure. A new interagency prevention council will be supported by a new Prevention and Public Health Investment Fund. Barriers to accessing clinical preventive services will be removed. Developing healthy communities will [...]

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Senate voted 60-39 to start debate on the healthcare bill introduced by Senator Reid.  The bill is about 2000 pages long. We are here providing our thoughts on a portion of the bill at a time. Title I, Subititle A, Subpart II of the bill covers “improving coverage”.    The section has following Sections. No life [...]

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will improve the quality and efficiency of U.S. medical care services for everyone, and especially for those enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. Payment for services will be linked to better quality outcomes. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make substantial investments to improve the quality and [...]

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands eligibility for Medicaid to lower income persons and assumes federal responsibility for much of the cost of this expansion. It provides enhanced federal support for the Children‟s Health Insurance Program, simplifies Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, improves Medicaid services, provides new options for long-term services and supports, improves [...]

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