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 the Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017. The bill’s purpose is to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. | Roundup Archive Obamacare repeal is on the brink of coming back from the dead,” says Politico, referring to the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) bill. Republican leaders will push it in great haste because of the September 30 deadline, the last day when the budget […]
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 number of counties expected to have only one health insurance carrier in the Exchange in 2018 is 1,478, an astounding […]
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. On May 4, 2017 the House passed the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA). The vote was initially scheduled […]
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 having emerged to repeal even the least affordable parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But Republicans are already rushing […]
This week’s health policy roundup, curated by Jane M. Orient, MD: The crucial pressure to renege on ObamaCare repeal may have come from Republican governors. One of the people Sen. John McCain of Arizona met with before casting his decisive “nay” vote on repeal was Republican Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona. And Sen. McCain was […]
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 people too. The damage caused by ObamaCare has occurred throughout the economy, inflicting varying degrees of pain on people who […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. The Washington Post predicts: “There will be dead bodies one way or another, regardless of which way the Senate swings on its health-care bill.” This apparently refers to political careers, as the attempt to sway votes continues, with behind-the-scenes negotiations reminiscent of the ones […]
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, and the Kaiser Family Foundation says that Medicaid is cost-effective. Its costs, however, are staggering, devouring nearly 20 percent of […]
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 and the frenzied media speculate about whether the President is a Russian mole brought to power by Russian hacking. There […]