ACA remains in place while appeal process continues
A group of attorneys general led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra have taken up the legal effort to appeal Judge O’Conner’s ruling striking down Obamacare.
Eight advocate groups to Senate: AHCA would harm patients
As the healthcare debate continues in Washington, a number of patient, provider and consumer advocate organizations — including AARP, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association — have banded together to encourage the Senate to consider the impact of the AHCA on patients.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
House passes ACA replacement in 217-213 vote
The votes are in, and the House has narrowly passed the AHCA, the GOP's plan to repeal and replace the ACA. Next stop? The Senate.
Healthcare experts foresee patients losing big under Trump administration
A new NEJM Catalyst survey outlines what healthcare experts predict will happen to patients, premium prices, the ACA and more under the Trump administration.
Trump lays out health insurance reform plan, calls for streamlined FDA
Trump also called for reforming the "slow and burdensome" FDA drug approval process.
Conservatives getting antsy over ACA repeal
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) one of the leading conservative voices in that chamber, said he will vigorously oppose efforts for Republicans to wait until they have a plan ready to replace the law before they repeal it.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Full ACA repeal could be death knell for rural hospitals
The Affordable Care Act, which President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal, threw a number of life-savers to rural hospitals. And its full repeal, without a comparable and viable replacement, could signal their death knell.
GOP’s Obamacare alternative might be put on hold until 2017
After Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) unveiled a draft of an Obamacare replacement plan on Wednesday, Burr acknowledged on Thursday that it will still take time for consensus to be met and an alternative might not pass until 2017. Burr appeared on Fox News’ “Special Report with […]
3 Republicans vote to stop constant Obamacare repeal insanity
You can like or dislike Obamacare, but what innovators and business leaders hate is the constant instability of not knowing what rules they need to play by/innovate in. It seems the back-and-forth aspect of these constant repeals finally has some Republicans fed up now, too. Republicans John Katko of New York, Bruce Poliquin of Maine […]