Trumpcare: Can it get more absurd? Jack Urquhart With each attempt, Trumpcare becomes more ridiculous. I realize the GOP agenda is guided by their visceral distaste for and repressed envy of President Obama rather than actual policy, but today’s Senate proposal is a...
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Cancer Treatment Advance?
Cancer Treatment Advance? Jack Urquhart Its not that I oppose medical advances–far from it. I am just not a fan of the current drug approval process. The drug industry, the FDA and the healthcare community in general are overly influenced by hype and the chase for the...
ACA 2017–Texas Marketplace
ACA 2017–Texas Marketplaces and Working Americans Jack Urquhart© The ACA Marketplace was never intended as a program devoted exclusively to those in need of federal financial assistance. It’s detractors have always portrayed it this way–a lie. For working Americans...
Congress to Spend Billions on Medical Research
Congress to Spend Billions on Medical Research By Jack Urquhart September 30, 2016 Republican leaders Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell say Congress’ top priority after returning from electioneering will be pouring billions into “medical research.” Nonsense. This...
ACA Medicaid Expansion: December 2014
PBS NEWSHOUR, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/states-choice-medicaid-expansion-affects-hospitals/, reports hospitals in states that approved ACA Medicaid expansion enjoy financial gains, but hospitals in states that refused expansion are paying dearly. The PBS report...
Obamacare State Exchanges Face October 1 Deadline
Obamacare State Exchanges Face October 1 Deadline Jack Edward Urquhart August 9, 2013 Obamacare state exchanges face the October 1, 2013 deadline for opening enrollment. Obamacare state exchanges are poorly understood. And the publicity blasts from supporters and...
The American Hospital Association continues to fight the federal government’s misuse of Medicare hospital reimbursement “audits.”
The American Hospital Association continues to fight the federal government’s misuse of Medicare hospital reimbursement “audits.” The American Hospital Association v. Sebelius, No. 1:12-cv-1770-CKK (D.D.C. No. 2012) challenges the federal government’s misuse of...
Is any “federal budget” proposal realistic without a specific plan to reduce the growth rate of healthcare costs?
Is any “federal budget” proposal realistic without a specific plan to reduce the growth rate of healthcare costs? Both House and Senate leaders have revealed their federal “budgets.” No one expected much agreement between the two and there was not. No one expected...
Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Roll On as Uncertainty Mounts
Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Roll On as Uncertainty Mounts Obamacare’s “meat and potatoes” is the January 1, 2014 implementation of (1) Medicaid Expansion and (2) insurance coverage through Health Insurance Exchanges. These programs would dramatically increase the...
The Federal Government Must Run Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges in Most States: Is this Realistic?
The Federal Government Must Run Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges in Most States: Is this Realistic? The central objective of the 2010 Obamacare health reform act is reducing the number of uninsured by January 1, 2014; an objective it planned to achieve with 1)...