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Legislative Update – October 25, 2017

The latest health care legislation on Capitol Hill, reviewed by Marilyn Singelton, MD, JD. Two Temporary Health Care Measures On October 18, 2017, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) release their draft of […]

ObamaCare Still Dying

This week’s Health Policy News Roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. In just two months, the situation with ObamaCare has gone from terrible to nearly unrecoverable, writes Justin Haskins. According to CMS projections, the […]

Health Policy Legislative Update 8-25-2017

The latest legislative update from Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD: It has been quiet on the health care scene since the epic fail of the Senate’s half-hearted attempt to pass a “repeal and replace” healthcare bill. […]

Bipartisan Bailout?

This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Dr. Jane Orient. Senators applauded Sen. John McCain’s call for bipartisanship as he cast the deciding vote against the skinniest of repeals—not a trace of bipartisan support […]

The Healthcare/Welfare Trap

This week’s health policy news roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. ObamaCare hurts a lot of people, but Republicans could be in terrible political trouble over efforts to repeal it because that will hurt […]

Medicaid—Slash or Expand?

This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient M.D. President Trump’s budget proposes cutting $800 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, or about $80 billion on average per year. Democrats are outraged, […]

ObamaCare: the Default Option

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 […]