Lawsuits, entitlement costs threaten health care, former CEO says
Mike Schwab, former CEO of the Portland Clinic, outlines two problems with the U.S. health care system.
- Published in Health Care
Mike Schwab, former CEO of the Portland Clinic, outlines two problems with the U.S. health care system.
Many health insurers got a nasty surprise on October 1, 2015 when the federal government announced it would only pay 12.6% of money owed to them through the risk corridor program for losses incurred in the first year of the ACA.
It was on May 1, 2015 when Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, knew that the state’s health insurance market was in trouble.
Hospitals and insurance companies have embarked on a buying spree. Will new partnerships result in better care — or higher costs?
The goals of the Affordable Care Act were to give more Americans access to health insurance and reduce the growth in health care spending.