http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/workforce-health-care-costs.php Healthcare Reform News How California, North Carolina, and Ohio are Managing Workforce Health Care Costs. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:30:38 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/workforce-health-care-costs.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/rising-support.php Healthcare Reform News Support for Massachusetts landmark health reform law rises in 2011 - Most don't think law is main reason for rising health care costs. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:15:30 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/rising-support.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/essential.php Healthcare Reform News Nearly half can't afford needed health care - Health reform already making strides, will insure nearly all uninsured young adults by 2014. Fri, 27 May 2011 15:51:55 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/essential.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/stake.php Healthcare Reform News VetsFirst and Social Security Works Report on Veterans' Stake in Social Security Reform. Thu, 26 May 2011 10:17:32 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/stake.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/implement.php Healthcare Reform News States should be allowed to implement key health reform law provisions early, experts say - Health-care opinion leaders either lean toward increased federal authority or say law strikes right balance between state and federal power. Mon, 23 May 2011 17:10:11 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/implement.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/women-insurance.php Healthcare Reform News Health reform law will insure nearly all uninsured women by 2014 - Women's Health Care Report Finds 27 million uninsured women in 2010; millions unable to afford needed health care; experiencing more medical debt and bill problems; and behind on preventive care. Wed, 11 May 2011 16:01:18 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/women-insurance.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/minorities.php Healthcare Reform News There is wide difference in the ability of hospitals and practices to implement the cost and quality measures needed to form ACOs. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:52:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/minorities.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/disability-health-reform.php Healthcare Reform News United Spinal Association has released a report compiling answers to 20 common questions regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or health care reform law, that have been posed by its members and others within the disability community. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:18:35 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/disability-health-reform.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/us-medicine.php Healthcare Reform News The American Journal of Medicine focuses on the continuing healthcare reform debate – As the debate about healthcare in the United States rages, four insightful articles in the March 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine strive to add reasoned arguments and empirical research findings to the dialog. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:58:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/us-medicine.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/health-coverage.php Healthcare Reform News Up to two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured residents will become eligible for health insurance coverage when health care reform is implemented in 2014, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:18:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/health-coverage.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/repealed.php Healthcare Reform News Seven in ten disagree it will reduce their health care cost burden... Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:57:05 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/repealed.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/mixed-bag.php Healthcare Reform News Although the effects of the controversial health care reform act will be somewhat muted for many older Americans, it will inevitably have enough of an impact that seniors will discover that there is plenty to like and dislike about the law, a University of Illinois expert on elder law cautions in published research. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:30:07 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/mixed-bag.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/cease.php Healthcare Reform News Now that U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson has declared the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) void because it is unconstitutional, implementation should cease, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:21:47 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/cease.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/national-conference.php Healthcare Reform News Doctors Concerned With Health Care System Gather in Scottsdale for National Conference. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:17:37 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/national-conference.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/improved-health-care.php Healthcare Reform News The National Council on Aging (NCOA), the leading nonprofit service and advocacy organization for older Americans, is urging the 112th Congress not to repeal the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA). Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:00:51 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/improved-health-care.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/effect.php Healthcare Reform News Starting on January 1, a number of important new benefits will go into effect under the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress earlier this year. Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:38:08 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/effect.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/askblue.php Healthcare Reform News Interactive tool helps consumers understand their options and the new law. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:36:24 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/askblue.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/one-nation.php Healthcare Reform News In the Wake of Republican Victory in Congress, Repealing the Health Care Reform Law is a Leading Topic of Debate Among Americans. Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:39:11 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/one-nation.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/disabilities-healthcare.php Healthcare Reform News Federal health care reform legislation holds out the promise of a more independent life for people with disabilities, but whether or not that dream can become a reality will be determined by regulations yet to be written. Sun, 07 Nov 2010 09:44:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/disabilities-healthcare.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/16589.php Healthcare Reform News The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act strives to eliminate wasteful spending on excess procedures and lower rates of infection, medical errors and hospital re-admittance. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:28:41 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/healthcare/16589.php