By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The Senate has finally unveiled its heretofore secret plan for pretending to repeal the (Un)Affordable Care Act (ACA, UCA, or ObamaCare): the Better Care Reconciliation Act. There’s the excuse that […]
The American Medical Association has announced its opposition to the Senate’s plan to revise (“repeal”) the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare), stating that the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) violates the Hippocratic principle to […]
By Alieta Eck, MD – http://zhcenter.org The idea that healthcare is a right might sound kind and compassionate, but in reality it is self-serving to those who would profit from Big Government in medicine—either by […]
The electronic health record (EHR), we were promised, would greatly improve efficiency and quality in medical care. The results have been far different, writes physician and researcher Hermann W. Børg, M.D., in the summer issue of […]
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, […]
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 […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The reported success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) is based on enrollment numbers. Millions more have “coverage.” Similarly, the predicted disasters from repeal have to do with […]
By Alieta Eck, M.D. – http://zhcenter.org Nothing could be more confusing than fees charged by hospitals and doctors. There are many reasons why hospitals would like to keep it that way. I remember sitting in […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Syrian President Bashar al Assad is being read out of the human race, and the Trump Administration seems to have done a 180-degree turn on the necessity for “regime change” […]
by Kris S. Held, M.D. Republicans may take another stab at getting rid of ObamaCare, better called the Unaffordable Care Act. But most Americans will hold their applause until they find out whether this next […]
