By Jennifer Taylor, Deputy Director, Federal Affairs Yesterday, Senate Republican Leadership released an updated version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), their proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. We laid out the details of the original Senate draft in our previous analysis, so we won’t go through all of the bill’s provisions here. Instead we wanted to highlight key changes in the latest version, and give you an idea of what …
Tag: Health Reform
How We Got Here & What’s Next for the AHCA
It’s been quite the week for health care here in Washington. The American Health Care Act, House Republicans’ effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was first declared dead then subsequently brought back from the depths before passing in the House last Thursday. In a little more than a week, the political …
CMS Releases ACO Proposed Rule
By: Susan Sumrell Today CMS released the notice of proposed rule making on the development of the Accountable Care Organizations. Created in the Affordable Care Act, ACOs are provider-led organizations whose members engage in joint decision-making, and that manages the full continuum of care and is held accountable for the overall costs and quality of care for …
The Difference Between Discretionary Appropriations and Direct Appropriations: It’s a Big Deal
By Krystal E. Knight, MPH Wait…health centers are getting $34 billion in health care reform? Well, that’s what you might be asking if you were reading the news last week. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated analysis of the health reform law—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The new analysis covers …
It’s that Time Again; Budget and Appropriations are Back
by Krystal E. Knight It is budget season here in DC, and Capitol Hill has seen a flurry of budget-related activity, namely the release of the Chairman’s Mark for the FY 2011 Senate Budget Resolution last Wednesday. Drafted by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), the Chairman’s Mark is a “budget blueprint”—a non-binding set …