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    Obamacare FAIL

    The Obama Administration would have you believe repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a political and legislative long shot, as was demonstrated by the president exercising his veto power…

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    Congress Trades Obamacare for $516 Billion in Tax Savings

    The report, which was jointly reviewed by the CBO and staff from the Joint (Congressional) Committee on Taxation, considered the estimated cost of repealing Obamacare would have on both federal revenue and deficit spending, as well as parts of the U.S. economy if put into effect beginning 2018 through 2026. This is the first time a measure for repeal of the ACA will reach the President’s desk since being signed into law March 23, 2010.

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    New CDC Guidelines May Lead to Patient Suffering

    This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted new draft guidelines for primary care physicians who prescribe prescription opioids to patients suffering from chronic pain. The…

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    Open Source Software: An alternative for meaningful use

    Despite financial incentives included in the Affordable Care Act, use of electronic health records (EHRs) by healthcare providers are far from full implementation. Excessive cost, privacy concerns and incongruent system…

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    Largest Provider of Obamacare Cites Unsustainable Net Losses

    In a conference call held early Thursday morning, UnitedHealth Group announced it may withdraw from providing health insurance on the Obamacare federal health exchanges beginning in 2017. Because of its…

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    Contraception Mandate Once Again Up Before Supreme Court

    The United States Supreme Court recently announced it will hear a challenge from faith-based nonprofit groups, led by Little Sisters of the Poor, on the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.

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    Premiums rise and providers leave market in Year Three of the ACA

    The start of the third year of the Affordable Care Act has not worked as well as federal health officials had hoped. Implementation remains inconsistent and has caused significant…

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    Introducing Competition and Choice for Medicaid in North Carolina

    On September 23, 2015, Governor Pat McCrory signed into law landmark reform legislation for the North Carolina Medicaid program. The legislation will transition the state from a fee-for-service to a…

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    Roadmap to Interoperability

    Following a multi-year collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has released a Roadmap for nationwide interoperability in Health…

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    Revolutionary Advancements in Life Sciences

    In conjunction with the 2015 Annual Meeting, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) hosted a joint event with Life Sciences companies to educate ALEC members on the process of introducing…

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    Incentivizing the Digital Health Revolution

    According to venture capital fund Rock Health, private investment in digital health startups in 2014 was $4.3 billion, a 125 percent increase from the previous year, easily surpassing investment in…

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    The District’s Next Regulatory Overreach

    Under the auspice of ‘consumer protection’ the District of Columbia (D.C.) Board of Physical Therapy is currently writing rules that will impose a licensing requirement for certified Personal Trainers which…