by Steve Love | Nov 15, 2018 | Healthcare Design, Legislation
Blog written by W. Stephen Love The Medicaid program was originally authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1965, which was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Today, Medicaid covers one in five low-income Americans as the majority of...
by Steve Love | Jul 18, 2018 | Health Data Analytics, Legislation
Many of the improvements in the uninsured rates are beginning to erode according to the Commonwealth Fund tracking survey released recently. Recent actions by Congress, the Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have reduced...
by Steve Love | Jan 29, 2018 | Healthcare Design, Legislation
Lawmakers’ promises they’ll soon renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are of little comfort to millions of children in the U.S. It is January 11, 2018, and nine million children are still in limbo because Congress will not reauthorize the health...
by John Seybold | Apr 27, 2017 | Business, Healthcare Design, Legislation
Several steps have been taken in 2017 toward repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the introduction of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Although the AHCA was withdrawn by Republicans, Congress may choose to pursue another ACA repeal and replacement...
by Terry Langston | Feb 10, 2017 | Business, Legislation
“The Trump administration’s misguided attack on retirement savers” and other headlines like this one from The Washington Post have investors anxious over the impact our new president’s deregulation efforts might have on their retirement and investment accounts. What...
by Patrick Riley | Nov 30, 2016 | Healthcare Design, Legislation
Donald Trump & The Future of the Affordable Care Act Repeal, Replace or Rebrand? Moving forward under Trump, Patrick Riley examines 7 ways Trump could impact healthcare reform, as well as the opportunities and challenges this will present for pharma...