A Kaiser Family Foundation study released Monday found that almost six in 10 Medicare beneficiaries would pay higher premiums under a hypothetical privatized system similar to that proposed by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Kaiser Health Ne...
There are the questions we'd like to hear at the town hall debate tonight -- what about the medical device tax? -- what will you do to support innovation? -- do you have any health apps on your phone?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
If you're not trying to decide who to vote for or playing a drinking game, the one liners on Twitter are the best part of the debate. Check out these 5 health-centric tweets.
Moderator Martha Raddatz waited until the second-to-last question, but she finally brought up a topic that many people have wanted on the debate agenda: abortion.
Thursday night’s vice presidential debate was everything we expected — Joe Biden was prepared and fired up (although maybe a little too much) and Paul Ryan was calm and rehearsed (although, again, maybe a little too much). Healthcare topics may not have captured much time during the debate, but the brief segment devoted to Medicare […]
Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan both relied on discredited numbers during the portion of the debate that focused on Medicare.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Now that Big Bird's job and health insurance are at risk, it's clear that MuppetCare and its impact on middle class puppets we know and love is a hot issue.
Just finished watching the Presidential debate. It seems the emerging consensus is that Romney was strong and aggressive while Obama was pretty flat-footed. Not discussed yet is the fact that it’s well past time to put Jim Lehrer out to pasture. He was completely ineffective and in particular let Romney grab much of the airtime. [...]
President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney have vastly different approaches to the program. Looking at comments from each man show what they would do and how Americans would be affected. The future of Medicaid -- the state-federal workhorse of the nation's health system that provides health coverage to the poorest and sickest Americans -- hangs in the balance on Election Day. President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romne...
Americans face a stark choice this election year. Will we vote to elect a president who will honor a worker's right to organize and bargain collectively? Or will we vote to empower the few at the expense of the many?
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Good, affordable insurance requires universal buy-in. That's how the world works. Even if you're a Republican.
The idea of vouchers has long appealed to conservatives who want to preserve government funding for a popular program while increasing individual autonomy. The best example is school vouchers. Rather than assigning students to free state-run schools, government would provide a voucher to each family that could be used for the school of their choice […]
According to a word analysis, the Republicans mentioned Obamacare more often at their convention than Democrats did.
News outlets are looking ahead to the Democratic convention, which begins Tuesday in North Carolina, and how the parties are prepping for post-convention politicking around health care. Politico: Dems Say They'll Talk Health Care In Charlotte Preside...
Dr. Aaron Carroll at the Incidental Economist blog captures the essence of the GOP platform on Medicare: So Medicare will both stay a defined benefit program and be saved by no longer being a defined benefit program. We will eliminate the $700+ billion in savings to the trust fund, yet extend its life. We will […]