This week’s health policy news roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, MD As Memorial Day approaches, action on the promised repeal/replace of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”) seems to have stalled, while Congress […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The reported success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) is based on enrollment numbers. Millions more have “coverage.” Similarly, the predicted disasters from repeal have to do with […]
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 […]
Volume 73, no. 5 May 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA) supporter at the Medical Academic Center in Carmel, Indiana, the moderator posed a frequently asked question: “Have you found any common ground?” The same question […]
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 […]
By Alieta Eck, M.D. – http://zhcenter.org Nothing could be more confusing than fees charged by hospitals and doctors. There are many reasons why hospitals would like to keep it that way. I remember sitting in […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Syrian President Bashar al Assad is being read out of the human race, and the Trump Administration seems to have done a 180-degree turn on the necessity for “regime change” […]
by Kris S. Held, M.D. Republicans may take another stab at getting rid of ObamaCare, better called the Unaffordable Care Act. But most Americans will hold their applause until they find out whether this next […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, MD Political machinations continue after Ryan Care was withdrawn for lack of enough votes.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 […]
House Speaker Ryan pulled his ObamaCare substitute after 18 principled members of the Freedom Caucus refused to cave to pressure from congressional leaders and the White House. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) fell far […]
