The ACA: We Told You So!
After the last election this site argued that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was doomed to suffer major problems .…
New Strategies Needed for State Health Insurance Exchanges
It appears that health insurance interests will need to refocus efforts at the state level … all 50 states that…
Health care reform law goes forward, but problems loom
Now that the election is over, major overhaul or overturn of the ACA (Affordable Care Act) seems unlikely. Accordingly, focus…
Age 27? Your On Your Own for Health Insurance.
Under the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) parents may keep their children on their own health insurance until age 26.…
Hospital Performance Improved But Are Measurements Accurate?
Is performance or reputation more important? Does reputation equate to performance? Are the data being measured of real patient care…
Family Doctors Sue CMS, RUC Over Alleged Price Fixing
A 74-page law suit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Maryland by six Georgia physicians, claims that the…
Federal Budget 101
This is a reprint of a letter to the editor published in The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, regarding the…
Civil Rights Issues? Age Discrimination? Worries About Proposed Kidney Transplant Rules
Clearly, a federally funded (tax payer funded) private entity must carefully evaluate civil rights concerns when making alterations in its…
American Surgeons Consider Suicide More Than We Realize
All in all, a very worrisome picture is painted by this study. We can only hope that bringing this data…
Health Insurers Charged with Increasing Anti-Competitive Behavior
Removal of anti-trust exemptions, along with the ability of health insurers to sell across state lines would be major steps…