Health Care Reform

Cancer and other chronic conditions are expected to drive health care spending, and in turn, health insurance.

Maine Community Health Options argues that the congressional action has no legal effect on the existence of payment obligations.

As employers or benefits consultants, it is critical to ensure that your health plan, advocacy or decision support providers, and other partners that depend on this information to guide their practices and decisions understand and follow current, relevant guidelines.

Any significant reform would require major realignment of the health care sector, which is now the biggest employer in at least a dozen states.

The mammoth piece of legislation would target nearly every area of the health care industry for reform, including prescription drugs, transparency and health information.

The proposal would direct federal agencies to demand price disclosures from health insurers and hospitals.