The Continuation of Executive Overreach: United States House of...
On November 11, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives filed a complaint against Health and Human Services Secretary Burwell, and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. Recently, the United States District...
View ArticleRoadmap to Interoperability
Following a multi-year collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has released a Roadmap for nationwide...
View ArticlePremiums rise and providers leave market in Year Three of the ACA
The start of the third year of the Affordable Care Act has not worked as well as federal health officials had hoped. Implementation remains inconsistent and has caused significant unintended...
View ArticleContraception Mandate Once Again Up Before Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court recently announced it will hear a challenge from faith-based nonprofit groups, led by Little Sisters of the Poor, on the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate. In...
View ArticleLargest Provider of Obamacare Cites Unsustainable Net Losses
In a conference call held early Thursday morning, UnitedHealth Group announced it may withdraw from providing health insurance on the Obamacare federal health exchanges beginning in 2017. Because of...
View ArticleAn “Unconscionable Decision”: League of Women Voters et al., v. State of...
Late last Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court denied all motions to reconsider its decision in a case last month that sent shockwaves through the state’s charter schools. Just earlier that day,...
View ArticleIs Your Data Safe from the New Form of Government-Sanctioned Data Collection?
Electronic data can be revealing and intimate. Individuals should be secure and free from unreasonable government searches of their electronic data. When law enforcement engages in mass surveillance...
View ArticleOpen Source Software: An alternative for meaningful use
Despite financial incentives included in the Affordable Care Act, use of electronic health records (EHRs) by healthcare providers are far from full implementation. Excessive cost, privacy concerns and...
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