It seems to be a non-story in the mainstream press, but ACA premiums and out-of-pocket costs are soaring even as doctor and plan choices contract. “Employees are being forced to cut back on their retirement […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Republican Presidential candidates all still say they want to repeal ObamaCare, but aren’t making much of an issue about it. In the Nov 10 […]
This week’s Health Policy Legislative Update curated by Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD focuses in on a timely hearing examining yet another highly-touted ObamaCare policy that is not living up to its promises, at great expense to taxpayers and enrollees scrambling for replacement “coverage.”
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. The press may think that the debate on ObamaCare is over, but as Rick Lowry points out, the death spiral is beginning. http://nypost.com/2015/11/02/obamacares-death-spiral-stage-one-denial/ The […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Many people forget that the government cannot give what it has not first taken. And once it takes power or gains a source of […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. How can the price of a pill leap from $13.50 to $750? Only because of third-party payment, writes Charles Hugh Smith. It’s time to […]
Another Privacy Grab in Sheep’s Clothing Is any health information private? Is any health information really non-identifiable? On September 8, 2015 the House passed H.R. 1725, the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorizing Act […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total number of uninsured dropped from 45.2 million in 2013 to 36.7 million in 2014—a net of […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. One of the most important and damaging ObamaCare provisions has largely gone unnoticed by the general public, but the Medicaid expansion bubble threatens to […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. In September, yet another Affordable Care Act tax will hit, starting at $8 billion a year and increasing to more than $14 billion annually […]
