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Permanently Funding CHIP is Essential for the Health of Our Children

By Catherine A. Mazzola, MD, FAANSGuest Post, Health Reform, PediatricsNo Comments

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a health insurance program that provides coverage to children from low-income families. CHIP was established in 1997 with strong bipartisan support and is an essential state-federal partnership. As many as 15% of children lacked health insurance coverage at the time. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Medicaid and CHIP provided health insurance to more than 50% of U.S. children in 2012, making both programs combined the nation’s largest insurer. These children and their families depend on federally subsidized state Medicaid for their health insurance. Read More

October 25, 2021

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Stick a fork in it, it’s finally done; Senate Passes SGR Repeal Bill Preventing 21% Medicare Pay Cut

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Coding and Reimbursement, Congress, IPAB, Medical Liability, Medicare, Quality ImprovementNo Comments

After nearly 14 years of lobbying and 17 temporary “patches,” on April 14, 2015 — by an overwhelming margin of 92-8 — the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare…

Congress on the Verge of Historic Medicare Vote

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Coding and Reimbursement, Congress, Health, HIT, Medicare, Quality Improvement, SGRNo Comments

After 14 years and 17 temporary “patches” to prevent steep Medicare cuts, Congress is finally poised to vote on legislation that will permanently repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician…