In the year 2014 Image to left from conservationreport Insurance plan reforms: Create temporary reinsurance program to cover high-risk individuals. Allow states to merge individual and small group markets. Limit waiting periods for coverage to 90 days. Limit deductibles to $2000 for individuals and $4000 for families. Require renew-ability of plans by limiting rating variations […]

Health Care Reform by 2014 As we continue our Health Care Reform Timeline here are some health care reform changes to expect in the year 2014. Individual responsibility: Requires most U.S. citizens and legal residents to obtain health insurance coverage or pay a penalty. The penalty amounts are phased-in over time. Certain low-income individuals who […]

Today we continue our health care reform timeline. Here are changes to occur in 2013. Tax changes: Increases threshold for claiming the itemized deduction for medical expenses from 7.5% to 10%, except for those over age 65. Increase the hospital insurance tax rate for wages over $200,00 by 0.9% for individuals; $250,000 for married couple […]

Health Care Reform Timeline ContinuedPreventive and wellness care: Create incentives for Medicaid programs that provide evidence -based preventive services that impose no copay. Quality improvements: Establish and encourage national programs for doctors and institutions to achieve savings and efficiencies by collaborating for better patient care and coordinating efforts. Require disclosure of financial relationships between all […]

In 2012 we will find quality and data reporting improvements: Increase collection and reporting of data of health status regarding race, ethnicity, sex, disability status and economic status. Also includes rural and frontier areas. Medicare: Reduce payments to hospitals for preventable hospital readmissions. Allow provider to benefit from cost savings to Medicare based on more […]