…Cost Curve: The Promise and the Peril of the IPAB. the article explores the promise and perils of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a major feature of PPACA. This…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Evidence Based Medicine Evidence based medicine is one of the center pieces of PPACA (Obamacare) and is generally viewed as THE enlightened…

Health Care Thoughts: Accountable Care Part II Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are the keystone of PPACA (Obamacare) as far as restraining costs and improving quality. Early this year there was…

…exchanges. The essentials should balance quality of care with projected premium costs. PPACA does specify ten (10) broad areas of coverage, but not a specific plan menu. The IOM study…

by Beverly Mann The Plot Sickens – The Heart of the ACA Litigation Moves to the Supreme Court. Maybe. Last week’s big political news concerning the PPACA (a.k.a. “Obamacare”) litigation…

…could lower prices. I even recently had someone approach me after I mentioned that the PPACA had resulted in an extra million people aged 18-25 having health coverage this year….

…committed funding and that plan B (office care) and D (pharmaceuticals) don’t. Also you probably know that the PPACA had Medicare plan A specific cuts (payments based on the assumption…

Health Care Thoughts: Draft Exchange Rules Published The Obama administration has published draft rules for the formation and operation of Affordable Insurance Exchanges, a key element in the PPACA (Obamacare)…

…they have lost 12,000 members since 2009. Much of this has been due to the AMA’s support of the PPACA. Today, the HOD voted to maintain the support of the…

…The Ryan plan incorporates the Medicare cuts in the PPACA which apply to some people currently on Medicare. Republicans continue to denounce those cuts. Gowdy voted for them (as did…