In order to avoid unexpected medical bills, it is important to know how your health plan works and how a practice referred to "balance billing" can affect you. Most plans have a specific network of doctors and facilities that their members can use for their...
Last week a new version of an ACA ‘Repeal and Replace’ bill was unveiled in the U.S. Senate. This legislation has been dubbed “Graham-Cassidy” after the two main authors of the bill, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.). In order for the bill...
Health care is a daily news topic. With Republican Members of Congress and the President working to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many aspects of health care have been brought into question recently, for example, what constitutes as a pre-existing condition, increased...
Last night the Senate voted against the so called ACA “Skinny-Bill” Repeal, 49-51. This bill would have eliminated the medical device tax as well as the individual and employer mandates. Practically speaking, this means that the protections and health insurance options created by the ACA remain,...
Here is a quick update on what has happened in the Senate this week to make changes to our health care system. The Senate attempted to vote on an amendment that included the last version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), and $100 billion...
This week the Senate's efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have stalled, for now. Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that he was not going to move forward with a vote on the Senate’s health care reform proposal called the Better...
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate released its revised proposal to overhaul health insurance in America. Unfortunately, this new version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA-2) would still cause significant harm to the cancer community. For clarity, here we will focus just on the changes to the...
On Friday we shared details about the Senate health care bill, and in the last few days there have been new developments. First, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on the Senate health care proposal and unfortunately the news is still alarming.The...
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate released the “Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017,” containing their proposed changes to our health care system and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The language we have now is still being referred to as a ‘discussion draft,’...