Vermont's 14 hospitals are asking the state to allow their patient revenues to grow at a higher rate than recommended by regulators. If the Green Mountain Care Board, which regulates health care spending in Vermont, approves the budgets as submitted by hospitals this year, the medical centers would take in $118 million more in fiscal year 2020 than they expect to take in this year.
The latest health insurance data gives new ammunition to the Trump administration as it touts the latest bad news on Obamacare, but supporters of the law say there are positive signs for the state and federal marketplaces as 2019 open enrollment nears.
Every day Americans walk into hospitals, outpatient clinics, and surgical centers thinking they have good health insurance. They've done their research, picked the right plan, paid their premiums, and checked whether the facility was in-network. It's only after they receive care that they discover a dark secret in the US health care system: Even if you’re receiving care at an in-network facility, you can get hit with a surprise medical bill from an out-of-network doctor.
The vision behind the Trump reforms can be found in Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition. This 124-page Health and Human Services document argues that the most serious problems in health care arise because of government failure, not market failure. It goes into great detail on how to correct the policy errors.
There’s a house situated on a wooded hillside in this wealthy Bay Area town, its entryway shaded by a pergola covered in vines, the mountains framed by wood-trimmed windows, stones paving a sweeping garden.