Legislative Update – May 10, 2017
Last week Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD dissected AHCA. This week she looks at other health care related legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill. With the firing of James Comey, hundreds of federal judges to […]
Legislative Update: AHCA edition
In this edition of Legislative Update, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD dissects AHCA. We know what’s in the House version, but what will the Senate come up with? The American Health Care Act, H.R. 1628—passed by […]
Calculating Healthcare Strategy
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, MD Political machinations continue after Ryan Care was withdrawn for lack of enough votes. Strategists try to figure what will satisfy the Senate parliamentarian on […]
The CBO Scores the American Health Care Act (AHCA, or Is It RyanCare or ObamaCare 2.0?)
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has a reputation for competence and honesty, though not for correct forecasting. It is constrained by the information given, […]
Legislative Update – March 15, 2017
“Beware of the Ides of March as both parties slowly kill us all off!” ~Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD reports on the latest battles in health care legislation on Capitol Hill. Revisions to the ACA Revisions […]
Legislative Update February 6, 2017
As we enter the second month of the 115th Congress, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD is out with her review of the latest medical care related proposals on Capitol Hill, from full ACA repeal to Medicare […]
Day One and the Fate of ObamaCare
This week’s ObamaCare news roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. On the first day of his Administration, President Trump signed an Executive Order “granting modest relief from Obamacare,” as described by Avik Roy (Forbes, […]
Legislative Update: January 17, 2017
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD is back with her first legislative update for the 115th Congress. The 115th United States Congress has convened with the introduction of numerous health care bills. Most bills we looked at last year have […]
RINO: Repeal in Name Only?
This week’s ObamaCare news round-up curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. Republicans are posturing about the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”) through the budget reconciliation, but this is only a partial […]
Can ObamaCare Be Repealed?
This week’s ObamaCare news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, MD Now that the Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House, there’s only one excuse for not keeping their oft-repeated promise to […]
