In addition to the many hotly contested insurance and access-related provisions in the America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, the Chairman's Mark from Senator Baucus on behalf of the Senate Committee on Finance, released Wednesday, there is in the bill a section that addresses in a substantive way reform of the health care delivery system with a focus on quality. Much of the underlying thinking in Title III of the bill, entitled "Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care," draws from the Institute of Medicine's seminal publication in 2001 of Crossing the Quality Chasm. ...
Blog Editors
Recent Updates
- CMS Issues CY 2026 MA & Part D Rate Announcement, Final Rule on CY 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to Programs, While Seeking Input on Burdensome Medicare Regulations for Rescission
- Pushback of Deadline for SNFs to Submit Significantly More Detailed Ownership and Control Information in New “SNF Attachment” to CMS Form 855A
- Podcast: Breaking Down the Shifting Vaccine Policy Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care
- Non-Competes in Health Care: 2025 Update
- Seventh Circuit Ruling Paves the Way for More Flexible Healthcare Marketing Services