December 2011 | Vorys Health Care Advisors

Is the Medicaid expansion a good deal?

By Maureen M. Corcoran on December 22nd, 2011 Posted in Health Care, Health Care Reform, Medicaid

In my last post, I contemplated whether the expansion of Medicaid is constitutional (i.e., whether Congress can mandate the expansion). In this post, I explore whether the expansion should stand. To some, the question seems narrow. It is not! At issue is a provision in the health care reform law that, for the first time… Continue Reading

U.S. Supreme Court set to review Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid eligibility expansion

By Maureen M. Corcoran on December 15th, 2011 Posted in Health Care Reform, Medicaid

Can Congress mandate an expansion of Medicaid to individuals not currently covered by most states’ Medicaid programs? That’s one of the questions the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider as part of its review of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. The justices also have said they will answer a second question… Continue Reading

Transforming Health Care Delivery – If not now, when?

By Maureen M. Corcoran on December 8th, 2011 Posted in Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration

Change may be the only constant in health care. Some suggest that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with its emphasis on the integration of services, elimination of system inefficiencies and commitment to payment reform, is synonymous with the changing tides in health care – even though the political debate around its merits is far from… Continue Reading