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Volume 71, no. 6 June 2015 Some advocates of a “single-payer healthcare system,” notably Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), often begin with a scathing indictment of managed-care plans, including the complexities of dealing […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. New entitlements tend to last forever because of the political uproar when government takes something away. If the U.S. Supreme Court decides, in King […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. White House economist Jason Furman admits that medical costs are up under the Affordable Care Act, but says: “The important thing about this is […]
Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D. summarizes health policy related bills under consideration in Congress. Diverse Support for the IPAB’s Repeal Earlier this year both houses of Congress introduced bills to repeal the ACA’s Independent Payment Advisory […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Helping Democrats “fix” Obamacare is not a good strategy, writes Onan Coca. To pass a bill the President is willing to sign in order […]
In a survey of its members conducted by internet and mail, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) found that a 100 percent increase in fees would cause only 15 percent of nonparticipating physicians […]
By: G. Keith Smith, M.D. http://SurgeryCenterOK.com & http://MarketMedicine.org The “permanent” end to the yearly threatened cuts to doctors’ pay—the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula—may satisfy my curiosity about what the end of a Ponzi scheme […]
After both Houses of Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill touted as averting a 21 percent cut in payments to physicians, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following statement: “At the last moment […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane M. Orient, MD The payment methodology in H.R. 2, though averting immediate severe cuts, is still a system of price controls. The “updates” over the next […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recently-introduced healthcare-related bills. Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate Repeal and (Dreadful) Replacement The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), H.R. 2, authored by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX). This […]
