Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. Other than the much-heralded but toothless repeal of the ACA, Congress hasn’t focused on health legislation. Since new laws generally add more regulations […]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Attention CMS-3321-NC PO Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244 November 16, 2015 To whom it may concern, The undersigned physician organizations write to comment on the Request for Information regarding […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. – http://HerPlace.com In an odd sense of timing, Jeb Bush, former Republican governor of Florida, released his plan for overhauling Obamacare on the same day as the first debate for […]
While the House was busy planning for John Boehner’s exit, our representatives still found time to address health care issues. Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill in this week’s […]
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD Since the day the Affordable Care Act was enacted, we have been subjected to the “repeal and replace” mantra. Replacement offerings are basically slimmed down versions of the ACA. A […]
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 […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. Five Parts of ACA On Path to Be Repealed via Reconciliation On September 29, 2015, the House Ways and Means Committee passed (23-14) […]
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 […]
Objections by AAPS to Proposed CPT codes 99497 and 99498 Re: CMS–1631–P The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), a non-profit national organization of physicians founded in 1943, defends the patient-physician relationship and the […]
In 265 pages of complex tables, graphs, and actuarial technospeak with liberal use of euphemisms like “financially challenged,” the Medicare Board of Trustees 2015 Annual Report uses the word “insolvency” exactly once, reports neurologist Lawrence […]
