Modernizing Medicare with the QPP

HBMA- Dr. Kate Goodrich- 03/13/2017 Modernizing Medicare with the QPP Keeping Medicare’s Promise to Families Today and Tomorrow By Kate Goodrich, Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS), US Department…

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Donald Trump’s promises are taking a beating in the GOP’s Obamacare replacement

Washington Post - By Aaron Blake March 10 at 10:29 AM Two big stories on the Republicans' Obamacare replacement bill broke late Thursday. And both point to major broken promises for…

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Medical Records

Crystal Lombardo- The Next Galaxy  The advancement of technology has changed the way the entire world functions. One big change that has happened has to do with the medical world.…

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Trump urges insurers to work together to ‘save Americans from Obamacare’

Will Obamacare survive? Washington Post - By Carolyn Y. Johnson and Juliet Eilperin February 27 at 12:19 PM  President Trump met with major health insurers Monday morning, in the midst of…

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The Trump administration just proposed big changes to Obamacare

Business Insider- Feb. 15, 2017, 9:54 AM- Bob Bryan The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday morning announced new proposed rules for the Affordable Care Act's individual insurance…

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As Obamacare Repeal Stalls, Republicans Face New Challenges

NBC News - Benjy Sarlin -FEB 8 2017, 9:55 AM ET President Donald Trump caused a stir when he suggested Sunday that the Republican Party's quest to repeal and replace…

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Doctors Make the Case for Obamacare or Something Like It

NBC News -HEALTH- Maggie Fox -FEB 2 2017, 6:20 PM ET Congress should improve Obamacare without taking away what's best about it, doctors said Thursday. Doctors who treat women and…

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Showing panic over Obamacare repeal, GOP senators release replacement plan that (almost) makes sense

LA Times - Michael Hiltzik - January 24,2017 2;25pm If you’re following the health insurance debate—and since the coverage of more than 20 million Americans is under threat from the…

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How Large Employer Health Plans Could Be Affected By Obamacare Overhaul

Kaiser Health News- January 19, 2017 5:00 AM ET MICHELLE ANDREWS If you think that you wouldn't be touched by a Republican overhaul of Obamacare because you get health insurance through…

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Senate Takes First Step To Repeal Obamacare — So What’s Next?

NPR -January 12, 20175:04 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition - Danielle Kurtzleben / Alisa Chang -With reporting from Susan Davis. At about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Republicans moved one…

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