Policy and Legislation
Providers worry they will shoulder more of the cost of care due to cuts in Medicare reimbursement, elimination of subsidies.
Physicians should be models of leadership, articulate individual responsibilities, encourage insights from other team members, AMA says.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds Medicaid drug spending, manufacturer rebate to consumer website.
Some of the conservative replacement proposals show that the "individual mandate," as it's called, could still exist, but in another guise.
Ranks of uninsured could swell by millions if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, hospitals must take steps to protect reimbursements, experts say.
Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush and consultant Paul Keckley both think Trump's desire to run the country as a businessman means programs that test new payment models will remain.
Re-evaluation of CMMI possible, along with other small changes, but law is largely safe, experts say.
iVantage exec says new administration could pay closer attention to the Save Rural Hospitals Act, a bill that was proposed in 2015 with bipartisan support.
Media outlets have spent the past few days theorizing about the potential implications.
The President-elect doesn't share how his administration will actually repeal Obama's legacy, but his plan includes Health Savings Accounts, hints about abortion laws and FDA reforms, among other points.