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Kelly Mehler

Kelly Mehler is Social Media Producer for Healthcare Finance News. She interacts with readers, sources and healthcare finance industry experts in Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and at live events.

By Kelly Mehler | 11:08 am | January 27, 2012
After this week's State of the Union address, the Politico website dug into why President Obama barely mentioned healthcare reform law. Obama's law has garnered only 42 percent support by Americans, but has been among the most significant policy accomplishments for Obama since he took office.
By Kelly Mehler | 10:46 am | January 13, 2012
Seventy five thousand beneficiaries may be cut by Maine's Medicaid system this year. MaineCare supports Maine's elderly, children and indigent, and while Governor Paul LePage stands by his cuts, beneficiaries and healthcare providers deem them "unacceptable."
By Kelly Mehler | 02:06 pm | January 06, 2012
Today marked the first healthcare IT social media Twitter Chat, monitored by HL7Standards. From social media guidance and regulations, to personal PHR stories, here is a Twitter recap of the event.
By Kelly Mehler | 02:38 pm | December 30, 2011
Five years ago, Newt Gingrich praised Mitt Romney's Massachusetts healthcare law when it passed. This is the same plan Gingrich has been discrediting the past few months.
By Kelly Mehler | 11:40 am | December 16, 2011
As we end the year, we take the time to reflect on how the Affordable Care Act has transformed the healthcare industry in 2011. Is the regulation popular among the health IT experts? We asked our Twitter followers what they think. Here is a recap of various responses.
By Kelly Mehler | 02:02 pm | December 02, 2011
The controversial chief of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Donald Berwick, MD, announced this week that he will be resigning as of Dec. 2. The reasons behind the decision have started debates around the nation. Here is a recap of how Twitter followers have been responding.
By Kelly Mehler | 12:16 pm | November 18, 2011
Within the past month, the Occupy Wall Street movement has moved to other political regimes. A new website, occupyhealthcare.net, with the mission of "Working together for change," has been drawing Americans' attention to the current healthcare system in this country and how together we can address common concerns.
By Kelly Mehler | 01:59 pm | November 17, 2011
It's official. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The justices made their announcement in a brief order Monday morning. We asked our Healthcare Finance News Twitter followers their thoughts on the appeal. Here is a recap.
By Kelly Mehler | 12:13 pm | November 08, 2011
New Hampshire has one of the oldest populations in the country. New Hampshire Public Radio recently hosted a newscast in which guests shared how Medicare's 'silver tsunami' could not only be economically devastating to the Granite State, but to the future of the healthcare structure.
By Kelly Mehler | 04:37 pm | October 27, 2011
Republicans have been paving the way for healthcare repeal since Obama took office. Activists are hopeful they can win the White House Senate next year and are in the process of the 2013 campaigns to overhaul the president's Affordable Care Act. Among the leading activists is House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), with a proposed plan for the government to provide a limited number of vouchers to help Americans buy health insurance.