Category: Payer Observations

Health Care Reform – Quick Notes
06 Apr
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Health Care Reform – Quick Notes

“The good news [for Medicare Advantage plans] is there are no MA reimbursement cuts for 2011. The bad news is the hit begins in 2012, and the phase-down now occurs over only two years, so the pain will be more intense than [it would have been] in the earlier drafts.” —John Gorman, CEO of Gorman […]

Cautious Optimism
30 Mar
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Cautious Optimism

Towards the end of the year, I had to provide the board a recap of 2009 and my predictions for how the new year might play out. (I’ve attached the Summary and Overall Market Background sections at the end of this entry in case you’re interested.) We’re now three months deep into 2010 and I’m […]