Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.
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In case you missed it, last week D4PC's Dr. Hal Scherz, MD was a guest on a radio show in which he discussed the impact of ObamaCare on the doctor patient relationship and the future of delivery of medicine.
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Our own Dr. Meg Edison, VP of the Michigan state chapter, has invested the time to create a stirring video about what we as doctors and concerned citizens should do about Obamacare. We hope you will invest the time to watch it:
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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.
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The federal government has begun to shape the basic health benefits package that will be offered to Americans through the ObamaCare exchanges. As stated by one report, "until now, designing benefits has been the job of insurers, employers and state officials. But the new health care law requires insurance companies to provide at least the federally approved package if they want to sell to small businesses, families and individuals through new state markets set to open in 2014."
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The U.S. House of Representatives draft legislation to fund HHS for the coming year contains numerous provisions to deny funding for the implementation of ObamaCare. Included in the bill is the proposed elimination of $8.6 billion of funding contained in ObamaCare and a provision that would block funding the bill for the implementation of ObamaCare for as long as the law is being challenged in the courts.
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Heritage Foundation: The Case Against Obamacare
Building on decades of Heritage research, The Case Against Obamacare: A Health Care Policy Series for the 112th Congress examines 15 key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Each report:
- Cites specific sections of the 2,700-page health care law
- Provides detailed analysis of specific Obamacare provisions
- Identifies key principles for a better way to reform health care
The unmistakable conclusion of this series is that Obamacare must be fully repealed. Congress cannot build sound market-based health care reform on the flawed foundation of this health care law. Until it can be repealed, Congress must employ its full powers authorized by the Constitution to:
- De-fund the new law’s critical aspects
- Block any further provisions from going into effect
- Engage in aggressive oversight of Obamacare – its regulations and implementation.
There are many organizations that publish information doctors should read to stay informed about issues impacting our profession. Here are a few of the top ones.