By Kristi L. Tonn, J.D., LL.M. candidate (Health Law) kltonn2@central.uh.edu Health Law and Perspectives. University of Houston Law Center Introduction Primary care physicians and patients alike are becoming increasin gly unhappy with […]
Blog: Obamacare, When You Have to Find a New Doctor
By Alicia Cohn August 29, 2013 at 2:27 pm Remember when President Obama said if you like your doctor, you could keep him or her? Americans everywhere are finding out that’s not […]
MEDPAGE: Most Docs Still Take Medicare, Report Finds
By David Pittman, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Aug 22, 2013 | WASHINGTON — The percentage of physicians who […]
IRS launches health care reform information website
By Jerry Geisel AUGUST 19, 2013 – The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new website where employers can obtain information about the responsibilities they will face under the health care reform […]
WASHINGTON: Working out the Obama health law details
By Jamie Dupree With less than eight weeks until open enrollment officially begins for those who need to purchase health insurance through the state exchanges, the coming weeks and months will provide […]
INSURANCE: Less Than 50 Staffers? Your Four Main Obamacare Options
By Dinah Wisenberg Brin August 7, 2013 – Small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees — or the equivalent — as defined by the U.S. Affordable Care Act may wonder what they […]
LEGAL: Concierge Medicine v. Direct Primary Care: Legal Issues
By Attorney and CMT Guest Contributor, Michael H. Cohen JULY 14, 2013 – Concierge medicine and direct primary care both raise legal issues, though they present different models in terms of how […]
FORBES: Health Plan Rorschach Test: Direct Primary Care
By Dave Chase, Contributor Despite its inclusion in Obamacare, Direct Primary Care (DPC, aka Concierge Medicine for the Masses), it’s surprising how few health insurance executives know about DPC. DPC is a […]
AAPS: Statement in response to delayed enforcement of employer mandate
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s decision to delay enforcement of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
USA Today: Six questions about the health law delay
David Jackson, USA TODAY 10:29 a.m. EDT July 3, 2013 – 1. What did the administration do? The Obama administration announced late Tuesday it is delaying for one year a key requirement […]
Direct Primary Care Coalition Applauds Federal Legislation to Make Primary Care More Accessible, Affordable and Effective
Hatch-Paulsen Bills Would Allow Monthly Primary Care Fees to Be Paid With Pre-Tax Funds and Direct IRS to Stop Classifying Direct Primary Care Model as an Insurance Product SEATTLE, WA, Jun 19, […]
LEGAL: A Viable Solution For Doctors and Patients to the Third-Party Payer Mess: Concierge Medicine
By Kevin S. Little June 2, 2013 – The concierge practice of medicine is the wave of the future. This is very good news for the American consumer and tax payer. As […]
OP/ED: Knope, MD, ‘The IRS and ObamaCare: A Marriage Made In Hell’
By Dr. Steven Knope The United States Constitution was printed on 6 pages of paper. You can carry a small copy in your pocket and nobody will even know. By contrast, the […]
Democratic Underground: What is your opinion on “concierge medicine?”
JUNE 3, 2013 – This is when a doctor requires a “retainer” fee upfront each year in addition to any insurance. In return the doctor claims to take less patients and give […]
WASH: Lawmakers get 24/7 Access To Doctor for $503 per year — i.e. concierge medicine anyone?
Since 2009, Congress Members pay a flat, annual fee of $503 for all the healthcare they receive. PLUS, the annual fee has rarely changed since 1992. Members of Congress do not pay […]
DOCUMENTATION: Obama Administration rolls out new health insurance forms
By Jamie Dupree April 30, 2013 – The Obama Administration unveiled new draft forms Tuesday for people to apply for insurance coverage under the Obama health law, releasing signup applications which are […]
GOODMAN: Achieving ObamaCare Goals without ObamaCare
By John Goodman April 22, 2013 – When 21-year-old Mike Kelly (not his real name) set out on his bicycle one evening in Durango, Colorado, he had no intention of ending up […]
House Republican aims to repeal Medicare doctor pay cuts
(Reuters) February 14, 2013 – Republicans in the House of Representatives will seek a permanent solution to scheduled steep cuts in physician payments from the federal Medicare health insurance plan for retirees […]
States face deadline TODAY on healthcare exchanges, Feb 15, 2013
States have to decide whether they will create health insurance markets for consumers. By Kelly Kennedy, USA TODAY | FEBRUARY 15, 2013 | WASHINGTON — As states work to decide by Friday […]
Feds’ ‘e-health’ initiative reaches out to patients
Politico, February 11, 2013 | Federal officials leading the multibillion effort to get doctors and hospitals to use health information technology are now reaching out to patients and families to help them […]
