Make Insurance Affordable Again
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 […]
Lessons from Ryan Care: We Need Reform, Not Relabeling
By: Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. “Drain The Swamp” was President Andrew Jackson’s rallying cry to rid Washington of cronyism and corruption in 1828. This call has new meaning in 2017, intensified by the saga of […]
Is Your Health Insurance Good For You?
By Alieta Eck, MD – http://zhcenter.org Imagine that you don’t feel well. You have had nausea and vague abdominal pain for a week, and you notice that your belt is getting tighter. You have not […]
ObamaCare Repeal vs. Reality
By: Jane M. Orient, M.D. The attempt by House Speaker Paul Ryan and other powerful Republicans to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”) has run into a buzz saw of opposition […]
The CBO Scores the American Health Care Act (AHCA, or Is It RyanCare or ObamaCare 2.0?)
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has a reputation for competence and honesty, though not for correct forecasting. It is constrained by the information given, […]
ObamaCare Subsidies Rob the Middle Class
By Alieta Eck, MD As the controversy rages between those Republicans who want full repeal and those who want to retain what might be “good” about ObamaCare, we are not asking the right questions. While […]
Trump Needs to Drain the “Healthcare” Swamp
By Jane M. Orient, MD: In his Feb 28 address to the Joint Session of Congress, President Trump called the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or “ObamaCare”) an “imploding disaster.” His references to soaring premiums, contracting […]
Narcotics, Pain, and Medicaid in New Jersey
By Alieta Eck, MD – http://zhcenter.org A new law has hit the people of New Jersey, the home of the toughest narcotics laws in the nation, in an effort to stem deaths from heroin and […]
The Oath of Hypocrisy—and the Politicians’ “Disease”
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD As I physician, I proudly recited and adhere to the Oath of Hippocrates, which commands physicians to “use treatment to help the sick according to [their] ability and judgment […]
Drain the Healthcare Swamp, Say AAPS and AID
In a letter to President Trump and Vice President Pence, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) and the Association of Independent Doctors (AID) ask the Administration to examine where all the $3 trillion […]
