Hospital Readmissions Program Sparks Debate

Jul 22, 2015

Research estimates that nearly one in five hospitalized Medicare patients ends up back in the hospital within 30 days of discharge. These rehospitalizations are costly and potentially harmful. Many are also avoidable. As part of the Affordable Care Act, The Centers...

Affordable Care Act Narrows Racial Disparities in Access to Care

Jul 22, 2015

The new insurance coverage made possible by the Affordable Care Act narrows longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in access to healthcare, but it does not eliminate them, a recent study finds. Before the Affordable Care Act expanded health insurance coverage,...