CMS
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With Democrats having a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, it will be nearly impossible for federal lawmakers on either side of the aisle to replace the Affordable Care Act in the next two years.
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Health Care
A Health Care Choice for Americans: Promised Convenience or Guaranteed Lower Costs
by Sarah Lee January 10, 2019In 2019, Americans should expect the health care war to enter a new and more divisive chapter.
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Budgets/TaxesGovernment
Venezuela’s Chaos Is the Logical End of Democrats’ Vision for America
by Justin Haskins August 24, 2017The promises of charismatic Venezuelan leaders of both today and the past vary little from the promises now offered by Democrats.
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Medical pricing in the United States is controlled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency with a budget equal to the production of the 16th largest economy in the world.
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FeaturedHealth CarePodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Dr. Mike Koriwchak: CMS’s Arbitrary Doctor Rating System
by Michael Hamilton June 16, 2016In today’s Health Care News podcast, returning guest Dr. Mike Koriwchak, vice president of Docs4PatientCare Foundation and co-host of The Doctor’s Lounge Radio Show, urged listeners to take advantage of the comment period, open through June 27, 2016 at 11:59 PM ET, for a new rule proposed for implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS
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FeaturedHealth CarePodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Dr. Mike Koriwchak: “Meaningful Use” Regulations Killed Health Record Innovation
by Michael Hamilton May 18, 2016In today’s Health Care News Podcast, Dr. Mike Koriwchak, vice president of Docs4PatientCare Foundation and co-host of The Doctor’s Lounge joined Heartland research fellow and Health Care News Managing Editor Michael Hamilton to share why the day the feds rolled out “meaningful use” was the day innovation died in the realm of EMR and EHR, and how lawmakers and CMS can help revive it.
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FeaturedHealth Care
Sanders: What Will His Socialist Plan Do to YOUR Medical Care?
by Jane M. Orient, M.D. February 4, 2016There is one thing that supporters and detractors of Bernie Sanders might agree on: he seems to be honest about his convictions. He is an avowed socialist, instead of pretending to believe in a role for private insurance. Unlike Barack Obama, his answer to the question “Do you get to keep your insurance plan?” is plainly No. There won’t be any more insurance plans. Everyone will be on Medicare.
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FeaturedHealth Care
Virginia Should Hold its Ground on Medicaid Expansion
by Matthew Glans December 5, 2015The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, allows states to expand Medicaid to cover individuals making up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Thirty states and the District of Columbia have chosen to expand their Medicaid programs under the ACA, and 20 states, including Virginia, have refused to do so.
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
Ben Domenech Talking Obamacare Rollout #Fail on The Blaze
by Brittany Sommer October 25, 2013On October 24, Benjanim Domenech, a senior fellow at the Heartland Institute, appeared on The Blaze TV to discuss the disastrous commencement of the Obamacare launch.
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Today’s the three year anniversary of the final House vote on Obamacare. It is one ugly toddler, and its first steps are turning out to be disastrous. But is it here…
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Health CarePolitics
LIVE BLOG: Donald Berwick Hearing on Capitol Hill
by Benjamin Domenech November 17, 201011:25 a.m. EST: And we’re done. Berwick had little challenge with this. An hour of dodging with no major breakdowns and no commitment for return. Major questions remain unanswered regarding…
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In May, Health Care News discovered video footage of President Obama’s “redistributional” nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Donald Berwick, describing his health care views to…