At a White House speech on Mar 25, Barack Obama said: “I’ve got my pen ready to sign a good, bipartisan bill—which would be really exciting. I love when Congress passes bipartisan bills that I […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. This week Congress will, for the 18th time, decide whether to cut doctors’ Medicare fees across the board, according to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, “SGR”, formula (the Clinton-Gingrich sustainable […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes health care related bills introduced in the first half of March 2015. Two Bills Unanimously Pass the House On March 16, 2015, the bipartisan H.R. 876, Notice of Observation Treatment […]
By Richard Amerling, M.D. Anyone who believes central control of the medical system is a good thing should read the report from Venezuela in the Wall Street Journal. Here’s an excerpt: “His heart failing fast, […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Gong Hay Fat Choy! [Happy New Year!] The Chinese Year of the Sheep is upon us. Sheep are known for trying to make people happy and being loyal followers. […]
This Week’s Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. If the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) really means what it plainly says—that premiums for Exchange plans are only available on state-created […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summaries health care related bills introduce in the last week of February 2015. Affordable Care Act Congress is still putting forth piecemeal legislation to derail or “improve” the Affordable Care Act. […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The Obama Administration was apparently shocked when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of King v. Burwell, which challenges insurance subsidies flowing through federal Exchanges. The Affordable […]
This Week’s Health Policy News Roundup Curated by Jane M. Orient, M.D. There are five stakeholders at risk if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in King v. Burwell that taxpayer-funded insurance subsidies are only available […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes the health policy related legislation introduced in February 2015: There were several more attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in the last few weeks. On February 3, 2015, H.R. […]
