Who: CNNMoney.com What: As polarizing as the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) is, it is difficult to separate the wheat (facts) from the chaff (scare tactics). Politicians are telling their constituents that the legislation will put an undue burden on small business that will ‘kill’ jobs. But what is the reality? Only those […]
Who: WashingtonPost.com What: With every new report about the recent slowdown in health-care spending there is speculation in the media that the problem of rising health costs has somehow been solved or cut down to size. The idea that we have licked the problem of health-care cost increases is no more probable today than it […]
Who: MedCityNews.com What: Different studies have shown the use of EMR systems to have been extremely beneficial to providers and patients while others have shown the use of EMRs to increase the incurred costs drastically. For a doctor looking to implement EMR at the office, reports suggesting varied conclusions can be very confusing. Recently, the […]
Who: The Guardian What: Florida governor Rick Scott, one of the sharpest critics of President Obama’s healthcare law, announced late Wednesday that he wanted the state to participate in an optional portion of the law after all. Florida should accept federal funds to expand Medicaid coverage in the state, Scott said at a news conference, […]
Who: BostonHerald.com What: Health insurance stocks wobbled Tuesday after data released by the federal government pointed to possible steep Medicare Advantage payment cuts in 2014, which could lead to reduced coverage or fewer options for people buying the plans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Friday after markets closed that it expects costs […]
Who: Politico What: Many ‘Red’ states are refusing to set up their own health care exchanges and telling the Federal government, “Here, you can run it.” For the administration, it’s a dangerous endeavor: the text of President Barack Obama’s health law didn’t envision widespread abdication by the states. For those on the left, they see […]
Who: USAtoday.com What: Peter Anderson, a columnist on USA Today’s website, says that “we can provide better care for our patients and ensure the long-term viability of our industry by embracing the reforms that have been put in place rather than fighting them.” But by only briefly mentioning his landmark legislation, the President missed an […]
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One of the things that Mitt Romney says on his stump speeches is that he is “going to repeal ObamaCare,” the somewhat derisive euphemism for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed under President Barack Obama. The question is, can he repeal it if he is elected? The answer, according to David Fried of Software Advice, […]
