March 23, 2017 marked the seventh birthday of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It might not make it to eight. That all depends, of course, on whether the House GOP…
An increased use of the innovative health care delivery model called Direct Primary Care could lead to better outcomes for treatment of patients with chronic diseases, and that could mean…
This week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of the Republican Obamacare repeal bill, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The 28-page document reports…
The House GOP Obamacare-lite bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), has officially cleared the House of Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees and is now being reviewed…
Despite the North Carolina legislature and other federal obstacles standing in the way, Governor Roy Cooper desperately wants to expand Medicaid, the state-federal program that provides health services…
Health care is huge (yuge) this year. Huge. And it will continue to be a contentious topic of discussion for years to come, as Americans are not only waiting…
It has long been established that the incoming Trump Administration and a Republican-controlled Congress have plans for a partial repeal and replace of Obamacare. What does this entail? There…
posted December 2, 2016 by Katherine Restrepo, Julie Tisdale
Local governments across North Carolina, like other employers, are wrestling with the question of how to provide quality health care to their employees in a cost-effective manner. This is…
Anybody who is in the business of selling the idea of direct primary care (DPC) to patients, employers, or politicians can anticipate the usual pushback that will arise in…
Certificate of Need (CON) laws require your doctor or hospital to request and receive a government permission slip before offering you new technology, better facilities, or more treatment options. CON…
