Medicaid is arguably the most complicated and politically divisive program in health care, and its expansion a certain issue in Campaign 2016. It serves as the healthcare safety net for…
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This is the fifth in a series of issues around health reform and the Affordable Care Act. Next week: Medicaid. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is perhaps…
This is the fourth in the Campaign 2016 Issue Brief series focused on healthcare topics relevant in prominent coverage of the Presidential Campaigns. Next week: The Supreme Court Challenges to…
This is the third in the Campaign 2016 series to inform discussion about healthcare issues relevant to the election. Next week: “The ACA: Repeal or Repair”. Previous Issue Briefs can…
This is the second in the Campaign 2016 series to inform discussion about healthcare issues relevant to the election. Last week, “Medicare for All” was the focus; the March 21…
This is the first in a series of Issue Briefs focused on prominent healthcare policy proposals surfacing in the 2016 Presidential campaigns. Each is intended as a non-partisan, easy-to-digest summation…
In our healthcare system, public health enemy #1 is ignorance. More than obesity, heart disease and mental health, our collective lack of informed understanding of how the U.S. health…
Last week, the American Hospital Association’s Center for Healthcare Governance held its National Symposium “Embracing and Effecting Change: Governance and Leadership of Transforming Organizations” The packed 3-day agenda covered consumerism,…
The Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary did more than narrow the playing field for the Presidential aspirants: it set the stage for a vigorous debate about healthcare at a…
The following is an excerpt from Navigant Healthcare’s Pulse Weekly. Click here for a complete copy of this week’s article. Death and taxes are certain. Add a third: increasing out of…
