“Helping someone through their hesitancy takes time and takes patience. Their fears are real and should be validated. With love and patience, I’ve learned, they will slowly come around. Science always win.”
The current legislation is a far cry from “full repeal” of the Affordable Care Act. In fact, the Republican’s full strategy to implement a replacement actually uses much of the language passed by the Obama administration.
5 Things You Should Know about Tom Price Thomas Edmunds Price is a Republican politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 6th congressional district (Atlanta suburbs) since 2005. He is a physician who specializes in Orthopedic Surgery. He graduated medical school from the University of Michigan and completed his residency at Emory…
In a recent trip to Thailand, I was amazed by the beauty and peacefulness of the country. When I first landed, the Thai people that greeted me in the airports and taxis quickly told me they were known as the Land of Smiles. However, it was not until I fully immersed myself into the daily…
In a recent trip to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica I was awestruck by the beauty of the country as well as the Costa Rican way of life. The term “Pura Vida” (pronounces poo-rah vee-dah) translates to pure life; an expression natives use to describe their way of living. What I soon discovered is this term encompasses…
The Briefing Room has written in the past about the millions of Americans who have signed up for coverage since the passing of the Affordable Care Act. However, as the country gears up for its third year of coverage, questions still remain around those who are yet to sign up. Recent Gallup-Healthways polls show that the uninsured…
On Wednesday, October 29, 2014, Errol Pierre sat down with Arise America’s news anchor Debbye Turner Bell to discuss the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in preparation for the upcoming QHP open enrollment period, which starts on November 15. Question 1: Has the percentage of uninsured people been reduced? Yes – in fact of the 45M…
Phil Bryant holds the fate of more than half a million Mississippians in the palm of his hands as key health care policy decisions hang in the balance. He is the Governor of the great state of Mississippi and has the power to make two major decisions. #1 – Expand Medicaid up to 138% of…
The provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandating employers of 50 or more employees to offer qualified health insurance has been delayed to 2015. By the myriad of press releases, news articles, and blogs one could believe the delay is cataclysmic to health care reform. A Wall Street Editorial called the employer mandate the…
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Erica Humphrey | Steinhardt 2014 The Dartmouth Atlas Project has documented variations in the distribution of medical care and resources throughout the United States for more than 20 years. [1] Researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice use data to reveal differences across states, regions, counties,…
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