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In less-than-earth-shattering news, the GOP-led house voted for the 37th time to repeal the ACA, otherwise known as (in bipartisan tones) Obamacare. The vote was a predictable win for the Republicans — 229-195 — and, surprise!, has zero chance of … Continue reading →
17. May 2013 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Healthcare Policy & The Media, Politics & The Law, Uncategorized |
Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, Reform Law |
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Here’s a sampling of what’s making the rounds in healthcare headlines today. (1) Angelina Jolie makes the right decision for many. [LINK] (2) Apparently, oncologists are in agreement. [LINK] (3) U.S. House gears up for yet another vote on ACA … Continue reading →
16. May 2013 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Clinical Education, Diversions, Knowledge & Medicine, Pharma & Devices, Science & Research |
Tags: Cancer, Celebrity, Congress, Education, Ethics and Responsibility, Health Insurance, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Economics, Reform Law |
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Republicans are going after the red meat in the wake of not one, not two — but three concurrent potential “situations” that make damage control somewhat imperative for the Obama administation. Unsurprisingly, some GOP senators are using these events as … Continue reading →
14. May 2013 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: CMS, Corporate, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Health Reform Debate, Reform Law |
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Due to a panoply of technical issues, professional deadlines, and — well — life in general, the DP blog was under an extended hiatus. All of these nuisances seem to have been worked out, and the blog soldiers on — … Continue reading →
18. June 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: CMS, Corporate, Diversions, Healthcare Policy & The Media, Politics & The Law |
Tags: America's Health Insurance Plans, Barack Obama, Congress, Health Insurance, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Exchanges, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Medicaid, Medicare, Reform Law |
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Massachusetts state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would link healthcare spending to economic growth. Dubbed the Health Care Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Act of 2012, the bill, if passed, would tie hospital and provider payments for services to the Gross … Continue reading →
07. May 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Corporate, Healthcare Policy & The Media, Knowledge & Medicine, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Electronic Health Record, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare Legislation, Hospitals, Massachusetts, Performance, Primary Care |
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Medicare (and Medicaid) fraud seems to be not only occurring with ubiquity, but also appears as a persistent scourge on government spending. It is also the elephant in the room in this entire discussion on healthcare reform. Its absense from the … Continue reading →
03. May 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: CMS, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Education, Election 2012, Ethics and Responsibility, Health Insurance, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Exchanges, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D |
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Yesterday, one of the legislature’s most powerful bodies — the House Ways and Means Committee — released a report highlighting the potential savings to corporate America if employers dumped coverage or significantly curtailed the cost of coverage to employees as … Continue reading →
02. May 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Corporate, Healthcare Policy & The Media, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Employee Healthcare, Health Insurance, Healthcare Delivery, Reform Law |
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After two days of deliberations before the Supreme Court, the national discourse on the wrangling of the ACA’s most salient political ramifications shifts into heavy duty poltical mode. The obvious question is what effect a ruling — either for or … Continue reading →
29. March 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: CMS, Corporate, Healthcare Policy & The Media, Knowledge & Medicine, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, Education, Election 2012, Ethics and Responsibility, Health Insurance, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Medicaid, Medicare, Public Health, Reform Law |
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Although the subject matter today — the final day of deliberations before the SCOTUS regarding the ACA’s constitutionality — is not as sexy as yesterday’s fiery individual mandate arguments, the overall tone will be just as intense. The expansion of … Continue reading →
28. March 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: CMS, Corporate, Healthcare Policy & The Media, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Education, Election 2012, Ethics and Responsibility, Health Insurance, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Medicaid, Reform Law |
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Will SCOTUS kill the mandate provision? The mainstream blogsophere (and media) are buzzing about the hard-hitting line of questioning lobbied at the U.S. today as to the consitutional merits of a mandate to purchase insurance as a proper provision under … Continue reading →
27. March 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Healthcare Policy & The Media, Knowledge & Medicine, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare Informatics, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Physicians and Practice, Reform Law, Taxes, The Uninsured, Third Parties |
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Going into the second day of oral arguments before the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the reform law, a new round of polling suggests that antipathy toward that buzzphrase — “individual mandate” — comes from a slim majority of … Continue reading →
27. March 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Healthcare Policy & The Media, Knowledge & Medicine, Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Education, Election 2012, Ethics and Responsibility, Health Insurance, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Exchanges, Healthcare Informatics, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Reform Law, Taxes, The Uninsured, Third Parties |
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The arguments as to whether further arguments on the consitutionality of the ACA are needed just wrapped. More of a formality on the establishment of a lack of coverage tax vs. penalty (it’ll be a tax) than anything else, the … Continue reading →
26. March 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Election 2012, Ethics and Responsibility, Health Insurance, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Howard Dean, Reform Law, The Uninsured |
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SOCTUS-focused ACA news is front and center in healthcare punditry today, with major implications — both political and fiscal — at stake for the nation. Many see the decision upon whether to uphold the mandate provision for insurance coverage as … Continue reading →
26. March 2012 by Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
Categories: Politics & The Law |
Tags: Congress, Ethics and Responsibility, Health Reform Debate, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy Polling, Reform Law, Taxes, The Uninsured, Third Parties |
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Originating from Saint Paul, MN, Doctor Pundit is all about the intersection between healthcare policy, science, politics, and all surrounding points and issues. Although the entire scope of healthcare delivery and policy is much too encompassing for just one blogger to cover, I'll try my best. Enjoy! From time to time, you'll also see other items of interest that probably have nothing to do with health policy in the least. Try and keep an open mind. :) Proprietor & Editor -- Michael Douglas, MD, MBA
