by Patrick Riley | Apr 13, 2015 | Legislation
In 1994, the then First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton with Ira Magaziner as her top healthcare guru at her side introduced the Health Security Act. Hillary’s first round with healthcare reform failed and the Health Security Act, which never made it to either...
by Patrick Riley | Apr 8, 2015 | Legislation
Despite the political common ground taking hold for healthcare reform, one thing the Affordable Care Act has done is to push change forward. Regardless of partisan agendas, healthcare delivery, rather the systems we employ to receive healthcare in America are...
by Patrick Riley | Apr 3, 2015 | Legislation
I have authored many comments in regard to Medicaid in this space. As we know, one of the pillars of the Affordable Care Act upon conception was to first, provide health insurance to all Americans, the so called “individual mandate.” For the indigent...
by Patrick Riley | Mar 28, 2015 | Legislation
In a uniquely rare and uncharacteristic showing of political compromise, the what seemed to be paralyzed House of Representatives passed a Medicare overhaul piece of legislation Thursday. This effort, led by both sides of the aisle, stopped the ever down spiraling...
by Patrick Riley | Feb 10, 2015 | Legislation
Texas Senator Charles Schwertner, who is the new chair of the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services has introduced Senate Bill 425 which will serve to relieve the confusion between Free Standing Emergency Rooms and Urgent Care Clinic cost structures and...
