Policy and Legislation

Stephen Lieber interviews former Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (R) and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) at HIMSS17 on the evolution of the Affordable Care Act. Boehner provides a behind-the-scenes perspective on how Obamacare was passed and the prospects for repeal and replace under the Trump administration.

Critics say even some of the most successful high-risk pools that operated before the advent of Obamacare were very expensive for patients enrolled in the plans, and for the people who subsidized them

Members are expected to support Verma, and if successful, her nomination would go before full Senate.

Pew, Kaiser polls asked people if they approved or disapproved of the healthcare law; Medicaid found to be major driver.

Medicaid expansion was a boon for rural hospitals, as millions more Americans gained coverage and were able to pay for care.

Plan first leaked to Politico would end individual, employer mandates, income tax subsidies and phase out Medicaid expansion.

The statewide experiment aims to test new payment systems, prevent unnecessary treatments, constrain overall growth in the cost of services and drugs, and address public health problems such as opioid abuse.

Spurred by the Affordable Care Act, these medical centers have overhauled the way they deliver care in an effort to keep patients out of hospitals.

ACA enabled clinics to get reimbursement for much more of the care they provided, because more of their patients now had private insurance or were on Medicaid.

Appearing at HIMSS17 with former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Boehner says Republicans 'will never, ever agree what the bill should be.'