When they only exist because of unsubstantiated claims and deceptive accounting. From PoliticoPro: On ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Obama adviser David Plouffe said he’s not worried that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will be able to turn the tables on the Democrats in the Medicare debate. David Plouffe said he’s not worried that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan [...]
More than 2,200 hospitals face penalties under ObamaCare for re-admission of elderly patients within 30 days of discharge — even if they’re sick: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/23/more-than-2200-hospitals-face-penalties-for-high-readmissions/
States see increased costs in Medicaid expansion: survey By Rich Daly Posted: August 1, 2012 – 2:30 pm ET Most states expect the Medicaid eligibility expansion to increase their costs, even during the three years that the federal government provides a 100% reimbursement for the expanded enrollment, a government survey found. (free registratino required to [...]
Below is the link to an article recommended to us by DS volunteer, DaveRacer, on how the IRS is slated to beome a much larger presence in our pivate and business lives because of the ACA. Dave’s comment: “Dan Pilla’s paper (attached) is must read for everyone. Let it be said.” Implementing the Patient Protection [...]
You may be hearing about a new “study” published yesterday in Health Affairs which shows Medicare patients to have less access and cost problems than patients with private insurance. This study is a telephone survey based on participant recall of events over a year. The interviews took about 25 minutes each which makes it unlikely [...]
Taxation Without Representation: The Illegal IRS Rule to Expand Tax Credits Under the PPACA Jonathan H. Adler &Michael F. Cannon July 16, 2012 Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine, Forthcoming Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-27 Abstract: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provides tax credits and subsidies for the purchase of qualifying [...]
Romney outlines plan to make health-care system like ‘consumer market’ Washington Post 6-12-12 Romney said he wants to make the nation’s health-care system more like a consumer market, likening it to the tire, automobile and air-filter markets, which, he said, keep costs down and quality up. To do so, he said, he would allow individuals [...]
Institute of Justice takes on Certificate of Need restrictions on business freedom. You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vkopXpUOs3M#! Colon Health Centers of America, LLC, et al. v. Hazel, et al.CON JOB: How A Virginia Law Enriches Established Businesses by Limiting Your Medical Options, and How IJ Is Going to Stop It. If you want to offer new [...]
Quote from the article: Leavitt, the former Utah governor and Health and Human Services Secretary under President George W. Bush, has been tapped to head Romney’s transition process and has quietly taken the first steps toward drawing up the blueprint for a new administration, according to multiple GOP sources… . “Leavitt has said some relatively [...]
from Politico 5-21-12 “By my count, there are 15 to 20 states that have a chance of achieving certification” by the January 2013 deadline to open their own exchanges in 2014, said HHS’s former top exchange official, Joel Ario. But, he qualified, “I think less than half of that number have a good chance.” Cheryl [...]
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