Category: Health Care Policy

Nun Gives Lawmakers A Lesson In Morality With ‘Ten Commandments Of Health Care’

As House Republicans gear up to repeal most of the Affordable Care Act , one fearless nun is speaking out about the moral implications of leaving millions of Americans potentially without health care. On Monday, Republican leaders unveiled legislation to repeal large portions of the Affordable Care Act and “replace” it with a health policy scheme that would offer less financial assistance to low-income people and provide tax credits to those with higher incomes.

The Quiet Parts Loud: Medicaid Edition

… Marshall doesn’t believe it has helped, an outlook that sheds light on how this new player in Washington understands health policy. “Just like Jesus said, ‘The poor will always be with us,'” he said. “There is a group of people that just don’t want …

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Representative David Rouzer is weighing in on the proposed health care legislation in Congress that would replace Obamacare. Republican leadership introduced the bill earlier this week.

Tom Price as HHS Secretary: A Disaster for U.S. Health Care

The Senate’s vote to confirm Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., as secretary of health and human services, while widely expected, should set off national alarm bells. Price’s congressional track record, combined with his extensive health-policy paper trail, have shown him to be unabashedly pro-big-business and contemptuous of human needs – particularly when it comes to women’s and poor people’s needs.

4 Pattaya communities get dengue, Zika update

Pattaya health workers updated residents of four Pattaya neighborhoods on efforts to exterminate mosquitos potentially carrying the dengue fever and Zika viruses. Pattaya health workers updated residents of four Pattaya neighborhoods on efforts to exterminate mosquitos potentially carrying the dengue fever and Zika viruses.

4 Pattaya communities get dengue, Zika update

Pattaya health workers updated residents of four Pattaya neighborhoods on efforts to exterminate mosquitos potentially carrying the dengue fever and Zika viruses. Pattaya health workers updated residents of four Pattaya neighborhoods on efforts to exterminate mosquitos potentially carrying the dengue fever and Zika viruses.

Burgess leads GOP charge to undo ACA

In a delegation packed with chairmen and some of the most bombastic members of Congress, one of the quieter Texas members this week took on one of the most daunting U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, a Pilot Point Republican, led his first hearings this week to unwind the Affordable Care Act, the Democrats’ 2010 health care overhaul. But in an interview with the Texas Tribune on Wednesday, Burgess suggested his aim was not so much to unwind the landmark bill but “to fix” the overall health care system.

SHSMD Releases Futurescan 2017-2022: Healthcare Trends and Implications

The publication includes an introduction by renowned futurist Ian Morrison, PhD, and features the following articles by eight thought and opinion leaders on issues that are transforming healthcare: Payment Reform: “Two Payment Models Will Dominate the Move to Value-Based Care,” by Michael Chernew, PhD, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School Big Data: “The Power of Advanced Technologies to Transform Hospitals and Health Systems,” by Shahram Ebadollahi, PhD, Vice President of Innovations and Chief Science Officer, IBM Watson Health CEO of the Future: “Striking a Balance Between Population Health and Individual Health,” by Howard Grant, MD, JD, President and CEO, Lahey Health Workforce: “New Ways to Lead the Workforce of the Future,” by Maureen Bisognano, HFACHE, President Emerita, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Doctor Relations: “Physician Leadership and Engagement: … (more)

The new healthcare crisis? Doctor burnout, thanks to paperwork.

Although Direct Primary Care remains controversial among physicians and health policy experts, it nevertheless has gained traction in many local communities and supporters are anxiously awaiting the fate of a national bill that further empowers the model. Today’s column picks up where my DPC column left off, again looking at some of the problems physicians are facing in the current landscape of healthcare delivery.

GOP senators present Obamacare alternative

… as an “Obamacare replacement plan.” The duo is promising that the proposal would give more power to the states on health care policy, increase access to affordable insurance and help cover millions of Americans who are currently uninsured. …

With Trump pick Tom Price, cool heads can prevail on health reform

The Senate committee hearing for Rep. Tom Price , nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, demonstrated some fundamental differences between the two major parties on health policy – differences that may have to be overcome or set aside if the Affordable Care Act will be replaced. Democrats and Price “went around a a number of times,”a s Sen. Murphy said, on the difference between health insurance for all and “access to” health insurance for all.

Steep Bills Surprise Patients Who Go ‘Out-of-Network’

Patients using specialists outside their health-plan network often receive surprise bills for services that cost far more than what Medicare considers a fair rate, a new study suggests. Most insurers use rates set by Medicare — the publicly funded insurance program for the elderly — as the benchmark for what they’ll pay health care providers.

Dave Brat On Obamacare: The Repeal Vote Is Bigger Than Health Care

Fiscal hawk Republican Rep. Dave Brat of Virginia said repealing Obamacare is bigger than just fixing the nation’s health care policy – it could help preserve entitlements for future generations. Brat, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, noted while President Barack Obama assured his landmark health-care legislation would drive down costs, it has done the opposite, which is taking its toll on entitlement programs.

UB’s Margaret Moss earns two AJN Book of the Year Awards

Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, assistant dean of diversity and inclusion in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, was honored with two 2016 Book of the Year Awards by the American Journal of Nursing . Her book, “American Indian Health and Nursing,” was awarded first place in the Professional Issues category, and received second place in the Community/Public Health category.

Mass. groups mobilize against threat to Obamacare

As the Republican-led Congress moves to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act, a new Massachusetts-based coalition is preparing to fight back. More than 20 groups representing hospitals, doctors, insurers, employers, health policy experts, and consumer advocates are banding together to try to preserve the state’s near-universal access to health care.

Mental health malfeasance

The 21st Century Cures Act signed by President Barack Obama contains smart, well-designed mental-health provisions. But unless President-elect Donald Trump and Tom Price, his nominee for secretary of health and human services, “drain the swamp” at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Center for Mental Health Services, many of the new law’s useful provisions could be negated or undone by the permanent bureaucracy.

State hospitals worry Medicaid, ‘Obamacare’ changes may hit residents hard

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: With the potential for major changes in federal health care policy looming, hospital leaders are watching closely, worried especially that cuts to Medicaid could bring a big financial hit and that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act could raise the number of uninsured Connecticut residents.