Jeff Atkinson is a professor for the Illinois Judicial Conference and has taught health care law at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago.
Written By Jeff Atkinson
Peeking into physician pockets
Transparency has become a theme in health care reform. In 2014, the transparency spotlight has turned to how much physicians...
Challenges of the insurance exchanges
The six-month open enrollment period for obtaining health insurance through exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) got off to...
Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula may finally be repealed
This may be the year in which which Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula is finally repealed. The formula is...
Government sets “essential health benefits”
This year, the federal government issued final regulations to set “essential health benefits” for individual and small group health plans...
Implementing the Affordable Care Act
With the reelection of President Obama and the upholding of most provisions of the Affordable Care Act by the U.S....