US Health Care Policy and Reform: implications for cardiac electrophysiology

In response to unsustainably rising costs, variable quality and access to health care, and the projected insolvency of vital safety net insurance programs, the federal government has proposed important health policy and regulatory changes in the USA. The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of...

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Published in:Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology 2013-03, Vol.36 (2), p.129-136
Main Authors: Turakhia, Mintu P., Ullal, Aditya J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cardiology
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Defibrillators, Implantable
Electronic Health Records - legislation & jurisprudence
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac - economics
Electrophysiology - economics
Electrophysiology - organization & administration
Health Care Reform
Health Expenditures
Health Policy
Humans
Medicare - organization & administration
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Models, Organizational
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Reimbursement Mechanisms
United States
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Summary:In response to unsustainably rising costs, variable quality and access to health care, and the projected insolvency of vital safety net insurance programs, the federal government has proposed important health policy and regulatory changes in the USA. The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act will lead to some of the most sweeping government reforms on entitlements since the creation of Medicare. Furthermore, implementation of new organizational, reimbursement, and health care delivery models will strongly affect the practice of cardiac electrophysiology. In this brief review, we will provide background and context to the problem of rising health care costs and describe salient reforms and their projected impacts on the field and practice of cardiac electrophysiology.
ISSN:1383-875X
1572-8595
DOI:10.1007/s10840-012-9773-3