Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sebelius is given the responsibly to fund a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program in every state or expand CO-OPs in states that do not have one. A CO-OP is a non-profit, consumer owned and governed health insurance organization.[1] … Continue reading
Category Archives: Healthcare
Primary Care’s Primary Problem
America is facing a shortage of primary care physicians. In recent years advanced specialties have become more appealing than ever to medical students because specialists can make triple that of primary care physicians. This is alarming as the aging population will create a skyrocketing need for primary care. According to the Census Bureau, 13.0% of … Continue reading
IPAB is a Sinking Ship
You know legislation is bad when both Democrats and Republicans are trying to find a way to repeal it. On Tuesday the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee convened for a hearing to examine how the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) would affect Medicare, beneficiaries, and physicians. The legislation of interest is Section 3403 and … Continue reading
I don’t think you answered my question
The House of Representatives committee of ways and means held a hearing Tuesday, February 28, 2012 to discuss the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget with Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The hearing was slow to start since many representatives did not get to their seats until after Ms. Sebelius was finished … Continue reading
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“Right of Conscience” Amendment: Blatant Misrepresentation of Constitution, Republicanism
The US Senate, today, March 1st, plans to vote on a Republican-sponsored amendment that would restore “the right of conscience” to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare). The Senate’s bill, which would hope to reverse the Sebelius/Obama Contraception regulation without any actual reference to ‘contraception’ or the regulation they hope to reverse. … Continue reading
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Obamacare’s Medicaid Mandates on States; Oppresive and Wrong on Every Level
There are many unconstitutional elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare). One of these elements, lurking the midst, not getting the attention it should receive in the mainstream, at least not anymore, is unconstitutional Federal mandates on the states (as it relates to Medicaid). Under Obamacare states can choose to either … Continue reading
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News of the Day: What We’re Reading
Economy Employment Rate For Young Adults Lowest In 60 Years, Study Says http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/09/employment-rate-young-adults_n_1264241.html Just 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 currently have jobs, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. That’s the lowest employment rate for this age group since the government began keeping track in 1948 Regulation … Continue reading
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When Politicians Attack….
On Wednesday, the Energy and the Environmental Subcommittee convened to discuss issues related to Hydraulic Fracturing Research, and quality control of data related to the EPA analysis. EPA was initially tasked with review of the hydrofracking measure to inform both the public and private on the potential risk of these practices through a scientific, quantitative … Continue reading
Health Care Reform: Recent Poll Shows Signs of Confusion
HealthDay and Harris Interactive conducted a recent poll measuring current support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Their recent results were not too surprising: 36% of adults say they want the law repealed, 25% want to see the law modified and 21% want the law to remain as is. The apparent divide has been linked … Continue reading
Drinking Study Causes Unwarranted Hysteria
By Logan Albright A new study released by the Center for Disease Control last week has politicians and commentators in a tizzy about the apparently high percentage of Americans who abuse alcohol. The study reports that 38 million Americans binge drink at least four times a month, a figure that works out to about one … Continue reading
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