Healthcare reform in the United States
The Economics of Healthcare Costs
Nestled within the University of Texas educational system, MD Anderson is one of the three original cancer centers as established by the National Cancer Act of 1971. The center is consistently highly ranked in cancer care internationally, and in the case of Sean Recchi, it was his choice in the treatment of his Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. [...]
Health Insurance Reform in Obama’s Affordable Care Act
After President Obama’s re-election, stakeholders in the healthcare industry have begun to realize that many of the reforms within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) are here to stay for the next four years and well beyond. The overarching goals of the legislation are to decrease the number of uninsured Americans [...]
Precarious Preparations: The Advent of Affordable Care
Arguably the most important and polarizing policy issue of the Obama administration’s first term, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 – known together as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – will define the president’s time in office for the next four years. The [...]
Challenging the Affordable Care Act: Consequences and Concerns
The fate of the Obama administration’s signature health care legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court deliberates upon its fate. The court is due to deliver its opinion of this comprehensive health care package this month.1 The individual mandate, which requires every individual to either buy health insurance [...]
Supreme Healthcare Reform: Can the Court Resolve the Debate?
On November 14, 2011, the Supreme Court granted review to a challenge of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), announcing that it would rule on fundamental questions regarding the law’s constitutionality and role in determining the authority of the states versus the authority of the federal government.1 While the 2,700-page Act addresses many [...]
Medicare: “Generational Divide” and the Future
In April of this year, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) of the House Budget Committee released a proposal for the 2012 federal budget. While Ryan’s budget would reduce spending by $5.8 trillion over the next ten years, Republican leaders backed down from the proposal in May, mainly because it included a controversial plan to completely overhaul [...]
Arizona Medicaid Subscribers Paying for Unhealthy Choices
Arizona pushes for Medicaid fees for smokers and obese patients
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