As the implementation of health reforms continues in the US, significant attention has been paid to the state/public health insurance exchanges opened under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The public health insurance exchanges will expand and...
Medicare now pays for obesity screening and behavioral therapy as part of its coverage for preventive services. It is estimated that approximately 72 million American adults, which include at least one third of Medicare recipients, are obese. The healthcare costs...
The patient protection and affordable care act (PPACA) or Obamacare as it is more popularly known, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. After Medicare and Medicaid, this Act is a very significant regulatory revamping of the U.S. healthcare...