Reform for people: A joint vision for integrating care, King's Fund
This vision statement developed with range of partner organisations has been created to help articulate what a successful outcome for reforms set out in Government ' s Health& Care Bill would need to include, based on a shared understanding of what good health and care looks like. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Transgender Health Care Bill: 'Step Way Too Far'
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Baker sees 'silver lining' in new health care law
Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law on New Year's Day a multi-faceted health care bill that requires insurance companies to cover telehealth visits the same way they cover in-person care. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 2, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Matt Murphy Source Type: news

Baker sees 'silver lining' in new health care law
Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law on New Year's Day a multi-faceted health care bill that requires insurance companies to cover telehealth visits the same way they cover in-person care. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - January 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Matt Murphy Source Type: news

Beacon Hill negotiators reach deal on compromise health care bill
The compromise health care legislation would require insurers to permanently reimburse for behavioral telehealth at the rates they'd pay for the same care in-person, one of a series of measures aimed at building on the lessons of the COVID-19 crisis. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 22, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Katie Lannan Source Type: news

Beacon Hill negotiators reach deal on compromise health care bill
The compromise health care legislation would require insurers to permanently reimburse for behavioral telehealth at the rates they'd pay for the same care in-person, one of a series of measures aimed at building on the lessons of the COVID-19 crisis. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - December 22, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Katie Lannan Source Type: news

Alberta physicians express alarm over proposed health-care bill
Alberta doctors are speaking out against a new health-care bill introduced by the provincial government. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

Coronavirus May Add Billions to U.S. Health Care Bill
Insurance premiums could spike as much as 40 percent next year, a new analysis warns, as employers and insurers confront the projected tens of billions of dollars in additional costs of treating coronavirus patients. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Hospitals Epidemics Covered California Lee, Peter V Regulation and Deregulation of Industry House of Representatives Senate your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news

Coronavirus May Add Billions to the Nation ’s Health Care Bill
Insurance premiums could spike as much as 40 percent next year, a new analysis warns, as employers and insurers confront the projected tens of billions of dollars in additional costs of treating coronavirus patients. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Hospitals Epidemics Covered California Lee, Peter V Regulation and Deregulation of Industry House of Representatives Senate your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news

Legislators largely back Baker's health care plan in joint committee hearing
Legislators overall seemed to like the message of Gov. Baker's health care bill — that the state needs to bolster investment in primary care and behavioral health care. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 28, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Westerman's Fair Care Act Takes Aim at Affordability
A Republican congressman from Arkansas is working on what he calls a bipartisan health care bill that would close existing coverage gaps and lower costs: the Fair Care Act. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - January 13, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Here's a rundown of Gov. Baker's newest health care bill
Gov. Charlie Baker released a comprehensive health care bill on Friday aimed at prioritizing consumers, small businesses and distressed hospitals rather than academic medical centers and drug manufacturers. At a press conference Friday, Baker said the bill includes five different themes: Prioritizing behavioral health and primary care; stabilizing distressed community hospitals and health centers; managing health care cost drivers; improving access to high-quality and coordinated care; and promoting… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 18, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Here's a rundown of Gov. Baker's newest health care bill
Gov. Charlie Baker released a comprehensive health care bill on Friday aimed at prioritizing consumers, small businesses and distressed hospitals rather than academic medical centers and drug manufacturers. At a press conference Friday, Baker said the bill includes five different themes: Prioritizing behavioral health and primary care; stabilizing distressed community hospitals and health centers; managing health care cost drivers; improving access to high-quality and coordinated care; and promoting… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 18, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Gov. Baker set to release health care bill Friday
Gov. Charlie Baker is releasing a new health care proposal Friday. According to his public schedule, Baker and his health and human services chief, Marylou Sudders will unveil the bill at a 1:30 p.m. event at the Massachusetts State House. Additional details weren't immediately available. The new bill is the second health care proposal to emerge from the governo r’s office this year, after he launched a plan in January to change how the state’s Medicaid program, known as MassHealth, negotiates… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 18, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Doug Ford's health-care bill provokes avalanche of public response
Although the Ford government gave barely 24 hours notice of a public hearing on its sweeping health-care reforms, people swamped Queen's Park with requests to speak. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news