Health Care
Commentary
Withholding CSR Funds Could Push More Health Plans Out
If President Trump follows through with his suggestion that he might withhold subsidy payments to insurers as a way to force Democrats to the negotiating table, the move might have little effect on his political opponents but push struggling health plans out of the ACA marketplace. The president indicated in ...
Commentary
HHS Can Target Obamacare’s Medical Loss Ratio Rule Right Away
The legislative effort to repeal and replace Obamacare is on hold until Congress returns from recess. In the meantime, the executive branch can do its part to dismantle the health law’s most destructive components. The Trump administration can start by modifying Obamacare’s “medical loss ratio” rules, which dictate how insurers ...
Commentary
Republicans Are The Real Defenders Of Medicaid Patients
Is Obamacare’s survival as of now a victory for the nation’s poor? That’s what the law’s supporters would have people believe. Democrats — and more than a few Republicans — maintain that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s decision to withdraw the American Health Care Act on March 24 has saved millions ...
Commentary
Hospital Impact: In GOP’s Next Stab At Healthcare Reform, It Must Go Back To Basics
Although Congress failed to agree on a plan for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act before leaving for Easter recess, the GOP’s healthcare reform effort is hardly over. Republicans looking to avoid the mistakes that brought down their first attempt at reform—the American Health Care Act—would do well to ...
Commentary
The Good, The Bad, And The NICE: A Cautionary Tale For Government Negotiation
One of the cornerstones of Great Britain’s National Health Service is an agency that approves and controls access to prescription drugs, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. NICE recently announced a new policy that could delay and restrict access to new medicines for British citizens if the agency ...
Commentary
By Upholding The Constitution, Trump Can Breathe New Life Into “Repeal and Replace”
Republicans are still smarting from the failure of the American Health Care Act just 10 days ago. Speaker Ryan acknowledged reality when he said in the aftermath of the bills collapse, “Obamacare is the law of the land . . . for the foreseeable future.” “Foreseeable future” need not mean ...
California
San Francisco’s Universal Health Care Plan Eyed As Model For California
SAN FRANCISCO — Maria Consuelo believes she’s alive today because of a groundbreaking program this left-leaning city created a decade ago – one that guarantees health coverage to every one of its 864,000 residents. It’s made San Francisco the only place in the country where truly universal health coverage exists, ...
California
Single Payer Is Fool’s Gold For California
While the latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace ObamaCare may have failed, Democrats in California and in D.C. are just getting started in their effort to eliminate the health law. Unfortunately, they’re angling to replace ObamaCare with something even worse. In California, State Senators Ricardo Lara and Toni Atkins ...
Commentary
How Trump Can Keep The Drive To Repeal Obamacare Alive Through Executive Action
There’s no doubt about it — last week’s failure to pass the American Health Care Act was a painful setback in the fight to repeal and replace Obamacare. But Obamacare’s critics need not give up. There are plenty of executive actions the Trump administration could take to roll back the ...
Commentary
Listen To PRI’s Sally Pipes On “To The Point With Warren Olney”
Listen to PRI’s Sally Pipes talk about the “do-or-die” time for the American Health Care Act on “To The Point With Warren Olney” on KCRW 89.9 FM. Sally Pipes on “To The Point With Warren Olney” On KCRW FM
Withholding CSR Funds Could Push More Health Plans Out
If President Trump follows through with his suggestion that he might withhold subsidy payments to insurers as a way to force Democrats to the negotiating table, the move might have little effect on his political opponents but push struggling health plans out of the ACA marketplace. The president indicated in ...
HHS Can Target Obamacare’s Medical Loss Ratio Rule Right Away
The legislative effort to repeal and replace Obamacare is on hold until Congress returns from recess. In the meantime, the executive branch can do its part to dismantle the health law’s most destructive components. The Trump administration can start by modifying Obamacare’s “medical loss ratio” rules, which dictate how insurers ...
Republicans Are The Real Defenders Of Medicaid Patients
Is Obamacare’s survival as of now a victory for the nation’s poor? That’s what the law’s supporters would have people believe. Democrats — and more than a few Republicans — maintain that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s decision to withdraw the American Health Care Act on March 24 has saved millions ...
Hospital Impact: In GOP’s Next Stab At Healthcare Reform, It Must Go Back To Basics
Although Congress failed to agree on a plan for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act before leaving for Easter recess, the GOP’s healthcare reform effort is hardly over. Republicans looking to avoid the mistakes that brought down their first attempt at reform—the American Health Care Act—would do well to ...
The Good, The Bad, And The NICE: A Cautionary Tale For Government Negotiation
One of the cornerstones of Great Britain’s National Health Service is an agency that approves and controls access to prescription drugs, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. NICE recently announced a new policy that could delay and restrict access to new medicines for British citizens if the agency ...
By Upholding The Constitution, Trump Can Breathe New Life Into “Repeal and Replace”
Republicans are still smarting from the failure of the American Health Care Act just 10 days ago. Speaker Ryan acknowledged reality when he said in the aftermath of the bills collapse, “Obamacare is the law of the land . . . for the foreseeable future.” “Foreseeable future” need not mean ...
San Francisco’s Universal Health Care Plan Eyed As Model For California
SAN FRANCISCO — Maria Consuelo believes she’s alive today because of a groundbreaking program this left-leaning city created a decade ago – one that guarantees health coverage to every one of its 864,000 residents. It’s made San Francisco the only place in the country where truly universal health coverage exists, ...
Single Payer Is Fool’s Gold For California
While the latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace ObamaCare may have failed, Democrats in California and in D.C. are just getting started in their effort to eliminate the health law. Unfortunately, they’re angling to replace ObamaCare with something even worse. In California, State Senators Ricardo Lara and Toni Atkins ...
How Trump Can Keep The Drive To Repeal Obamacare Alive Through Executive Action
There’s no doubt about it — last week’s failure to pass the American Health Care Act was a painful setback in the fight to repeal and replace Obamacare. But Obamacare’s critics need not give up. There are plenty of executive actions the Trump administration could take to roll back the ...
Listen To PRI’s Sally Pipes On “To The Point With Warren Olney”
Listen to PRI’s Sally Pipes talk about the “do-or-die” time for the American Health Care Act on “To The Point With Warren Olney” on KCRW 89.9 FM. Sally Pipes on “To The Point With Warren Olney” On KCRW FM
