A new city administration comes in, and changes are imminent on the
county and federal scene, as well. Rocky Balboa..er, Steve Cohen gets
a new challenger, Holden out as Elec...
http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/pending-matters-in-shelby-county/Content?oid=4382412
“Disturbing, shameful, sad that this is the way we’re starting the
new year.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen,
Ranking Member of the Ho...
http://democrats.budget.house.gov/press-release/van-hollen-denying-women-access-affordable-care-gop%E2%80%99s-top-priority-2016
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When ObamaCare was passed we were told great news: it’ll reduce the
defici...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFederalistPapers/~3/h15Y5Dlm224/obamacare-repeal-will-save-516-billion
The Senate approved an amended budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 3762)
on December 3 that would cause 22 million Americans to lose health
coverage after 2017 and would undermin...
http://democrats.budget.house.gov/committee-report/budget-reconciliation-adds-millions-ranks-uninsured-and-undermines-women%E2%80%99s-health
IMPLEMENTING HEALTH REFORM (JANUARY 6 UPDATE). On January 6, 2015,
the HHS office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report
[http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/2140202...
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/01/05/cbo-updates-the-estimated-of-the-budget-reconciliation-act/
EXPERT COMMENTARY
The omnibus spending bill recently passed by Congress and signed into
law
[http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-congress-budget-20151218-story.htm...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MercatusHome/~3/UYD-2NUzDxc/five-lessons-cadillac-plan-tax-failure
In January 2015, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary
Sylvia Burwell announced
[http://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/26/better-smarter-healthier-in-historic-anno...
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/12/28/synchronizing-medicare-advantage-and-acos-to-support-the-secretarys-quality-and-value-payment-goals/
There’s really no sugar-coating it: the country is more dissatisfied
with Congress than ever before. In November, polls found that only one
out of every ten Americans app...
https://www.minnpost.com/dc-dispatches/2015/12/people-say-congress-doesn-t-get-anything-done-what-do-numbers-say
With Congress soon to see proposed legislation that would allow more
Medicaid coverage of telehealth services, some are wondering if those
bills will get a fair shake from tho...
http://mhealthintelligence.com/news/will-the-cbo-give-telemedicine-a-fair-shake
At this annual time of good cheer it might seem Grinch-like to
challenge the spirit of Santa Claus, but the reality is that there is
no jolly, bearded, rotund man in a red sui...
http://fff.org/explore-freedom/article/there-is-no-social-security-santa-claus/
Editor’s note: This post has been edited to correct the change in
effective dates for the ACA “Cadillac” tax. The effective date for
this tax has been delayed from 2018 ...
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/12/16/how-does-the-budget-agreement-affect-the-aca/