By some estimates, healthcare is only responsible for 10 percent of the factors related to longevity; the rest is dependent on genetics, socioeconomic circumstances and healthy habits. That means care alone is inadequate, and public policy should change to reflect that reality, a health policy expert contends.

A web portal to map ICD-10 codes back to ICD-9 helps ease the transition to the new coding system by simplifying searches of databases containing both types of codes, creators of the site are reporting in a newly published JAMIA article.

Members of the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would repeal a tax on health insurance companies, The Hill reports.

More than 11 million people have purchased coverage on the health insurance exchanges for 2015, according to preliminary figures released in a video the White House posted on Facebook on Tuesday.

If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiff in the upcoming King v. Burwell case, hospital spending would decrease by at least an estimated $6.3 billion, according to an Urban Institute report.

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced an extension for people who had trouble purchasing insurance through the federal HealthCare.gov website, reports Politico.

Despite complaints from the American Medical Association and a few other provider organizations, healthcare organizations are in fact ready to switch to ICD-10 coding by Oct. 1, an official from the American Health Information Management Association testified before Congress this week.

The Federal Strategic Health Plan requires a more person-centered framework with stronger linkages to achieving the triple aim. Moreover, some realignment is necessary so activities more clearly reflect its stated visions and principles, according to suggestions from two workgroups at the Health IT Policy Committee meeting on Feb. 10.